amniocele etymology

English word amniocele comes from English -cele, English amnio- (Amnion; amniotic.)

Detailed word origin of amniocele

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-cele English (eng) (possibly, nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”) (medicine) A hernia.. (medicine) A tumour.
amnio- English (eng) Amnion; amniotic.
amniocele English (eng) (pathology) A herniation of the amnion through a uterine defect.

Words with the same origin as amniocele

Descendants of -cele
adenocele blastocele bronchocele choledochocele encephalocele enterocele galactocele glossocele hepatocele keratocele laparocele lymphocele merocele mucocele omphalocele pneumatocele proctocele pseudocele rectocele spermatocele ureterocele urethrocele urocele varicocele
Descendants of amnio-
amnioblast amniocardiac amniochorial amniochorion amniocyte amnioexchange amniogenesis amniogenic amniographic amniography amnioinfusion amniomancy amnioreduction amnioscope amniotomy