enterocele etymology

English word enterocele comes from English entero-, English -cele

Detailed word origin of enterocele

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
entero- English (eng) (medicine) relating specifically to the small intestine.. (medicine) relating to the intestines.
-cele English (eng) (possibly, nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”) (medicine) A hernia.. (medicine) A tumour.
enterocele English (eng) (pathology) An intestinal hernia.

Words with the same origin as enterocele

Descendants of entero-
enteroanastomosis enterobacteriophage enterobacterium enterocoele enterocolitis enteroendocrine enteroenteric enterohemorrhagic enterohepatic enteroinsular enterokinetic enterolithiasis enterology enterolysis enteropathogen enteroplasty enterosalivary enteroscopy enterostomy enterostyle enterotropic enterotype enterourinary enteroviral
Descendants of -cele
adenocele amniocele blastocele bronchocele choledochocele encephalocele galactocele glossocele hepatocele keratocele laparocele lymphocele merocele mucocele omphalocele pneumatocele proctocele pseudocele rectocele spermatocele ureterocele urethrocele urocele varicocele