merocele etymology

English word merocele comes from English mero- (Part. Partial.), English -cele

Detailed word origin of merocele

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
mero- English (eng) Part. Partial.
-cele English (eng) (possibly, nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”) (medicine) A hernia.. (medicine) A tumour.
merocele English (eng) A femoral hernia.

Words with the same origin as merocele

Descendants of mero-
bimeromorphic hypermeromorphic meroblast merocerite meroclone merocyanine merogamete merogenesis merogony merohedral meroistic meromorphic meromyosin meropia meroplankton meroplanktonic meroplasmodium merorganization merosomal merosome merosporangium merostome meroterpene meroterpenoid
Descendants of -cele
adenocele amniocele blastocele bronchocele choledochocele encephalocele enterocele galactocele glossocele hepatocele keratocele laparocele lymphocele mucocele omphalocele pneumatocele proctocele pseudocele rectocele spermatocele ureterocele urethrocele urocele varicocele