-cele

See also: cele, celé, cèle, céle, and célé

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour”; especially “hernia”) (cognate to Serbo-Croatian кила (“hernia”)).

Suffix

-cele

(medicine) A tumour.
(medicine) A hernia.

Alternative forms

-coel (possibly nonstandard)
-coele

Derived terms

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pharyngocele

Translations

tumour

French: -cèle (fr)

Portuguese: -cele f

hernia

French: -cèle (fr)

Portuguese: -cele f

Etymology 2

See -coel.

Suffix

-cele

(possibly nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”)

Derived terms

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pseudocele, schizocele (nonstandard)

Anagrams

Elec., elce, elec.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour, hernia”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.li/

Suffix

-cele f

(pathology) -cele (forms the names of tumours and hernias)

Synonyms

(forming the name of tumours): -oma

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