proctocele etymology

English word proctocele comes from English procto- (Dealing with the colon, rectum and anus.), English -cele

Detailed word origin of proctocele

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
procto- English (eng) Dealing with the colon, rectum and anus.
-cele English (eng) (possibly, nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”) (medicine) A hernia.. (medicine) A tumour.
proctocele English (eng) (medicine) Inversion and prolapse of the mucous coat of the rectum, from relaxation of the sphincter, with swelling.

Words with the same origin as proctocele

Descendants of procto-
proctalgia proctectomy proctitis proctocolectomy proctocolitis proctocracy proctography proctology proctoscope proctosigmoidoscopy proctosurgery proctosurgical proctotomy
Descendants of -cele
adenocele amniocele blastocele bronchocele choledochocele encephalocele enterocele galactocele glossocele hepatocele keratocele laparocele lymphocele merocele mucocele omphalocele pneumatocele pseudocele rectocele spermatocele ureterocele urethrocele urocele varicocele