BUBONOCELES | • bubonoceles n. Plural of bubonocele. • BUBONOCELE n. an inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo. |
CEPHALOCELES | • cephaloceles n. Plural of cephalocele. • CEPHALOCELE n. the protrusion of the membranes of the brain through a hole in the skull. |
CYSTOCELES | • cystoceles n. Plural of cystocele. • CYSTOCELE n. a hernia of the bladder. |
ENCEPHALOCELES | • encephaloceles n. Plural of encephalocele. • ENCEPHALOCELE n. a protrusion of a portion of the brain through the skull, where the bones are incomplete in infancy. |
ENTEROCELES | • enteroceles n. Plural of enterocele. • ENTEROCELE n. a hernial tumor whose contents are intestine. |
HAEMATOCELES | • haematoceles n. Plural of haematocele. • HAEMATOCELE n. a cavity containing blood, also HEMATOCELE. |
HEMATOCELES | • hematoceles n. Plural of hematocele. • HEMATOCELE n. a cavity containing blood, also HAEMATOCELE. |
HYDROCELES | • hydroceles n. Plural of hydrocele. • HYDROCELE n. an abnormal collection of fluid in any saclike space, esp. around the testicles. |
ISOSCELES | • isosceles adj. (Geometry) Having (at least) two sides of equal length, used especially of a triangle or trapezoid. • ISOSCELES n. a triangle with two equal sides. |
MENINGOCELES | • meningoceles n. Plural of meningocele. • MENINGOCELE n. protrusion of the meninges through the skull. |
MYCELES | • MYCELE n. the white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed, also MYCELIUM. |
OPERCELES | • OPERCELE n. an anatomical part that serves as a lid or cover, also OPERCULE, OPERCULUM. |
RECTOCELES | • rectoceles n. Plural of rectocele. • RECTOCELE n. the herniation of the rectum into the vagina. |
SPERMATOCELES | • spermatoceles n. Plural of spermatocele. • SPERMATOCELE n. a cystic swelling of the testicle arising from the epididymis and containing sperm. |
SPLANCHNOCELES | • splanchnoceles n. Plural of splanchnocele. • SPLANCHNOCELE n. a hernia of any of the abdominal viscera. |
STEATOCELES | • STEATOCELE n. a fatty tumour in the scrotum. |
TRISCELES | • trisceles n. Plural of triscele. • TRISCELE n. a figure consisting of three radiating curves or legs, also TRISKELE, TRISKELION. |
VARICOCELES | • varicoceles n. Plural of varicocele. • VARICOCELE n. a varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum. |