omphalocele etymology

English word omphalocele comes from English -cele, English omphalo- (Relating to the navel.)

Detailed word origin of omphalocele

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-cele English (eng) (possibly, nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”) (medicine) A hernia.. (medicine) A tumour.
omphalo- English (eng) Relating to the navel.
omphalocele English (eng) A hernia of the navel.

Words with the same origin as omphalocele

Descendants of -cele
adenocele amniocele blastocele bronchocele choledochocele encephalocele enterocele galactocele glossocele hepatocele keratocele laparocele lymphocele merocele mucocele pneumatocele proctocele pseudocele rectocele spermatocele ureterocele urethrocele urocele varicocele
Descendants of omphalo-
omphalectomy omphalism omphalitis omphalocentric omphaloid omphalomancy omphalomesenteric omphalopagus omphalophobia omphalorrhoea omphalotomy