English word varicocele comes from Latin varix ((medicine) a varicose vein.), English -cele

Detailed word origin of varicocele

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
varix	Latin (lat)	(medicine) a varicose vein.
-cele	English (eng)	(possibly, nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”) (medicine) A hernia.. (medicine) A tumour.
varicocele	English (eng)	(medicine, andrology) Varicose veins in the area of the scrotum.

Words with the same origin as varicocele