bubonocele
[ byoo-bon-uh-seel, boo- ]
/ byuˈbɒn əˌsil, bu- /
noun Pathology.
an inguinal hernia, especially one in which the protrusion of the intestine is limited to the region of the groin.
Origin of bubonocele
Words nearby bubonocele
buber,
bubo,
bubonalgia,
bubonic,
bubonic plague,
bubonocele,
bubu,
bucaramanga,
bucardia,
bucca,
buccal
British Dictionary definitions for bubonocele
bubonocele
/ (bjuːˈbɒnəˌsiːl) /
noun
an incomplete hernia in the groin; partial inguinal hernia
Word Origin for bubonocele
C17: from Greek
boubōn groin +
kēlē tumour
Medical definitions for bubonocele
bubonocele
[ bōō-bŏn′ə-sēl′ ]
n.
An inguinal hernia, especially one in which the knuckle of intestine has not yet emerged from the external abdominal ring.