cele
cele — noun combining form
1. a combining form used in medical words to describe a swelling or hernia — a cond
a combining form used in medical words to describe a swelling or hernia — a condition where an organ or tissue pushes through the wall of the cavity that normally holds it, forming a bulge or abnormal sac.
The pelvic ultrasound showed a cystocele, so Dr. Okonkwo planned a surgical repair.
cystocele = bladder + cele (bladder hernia)
The neurosurgeon said the infant's meningocele required surgery in the first year.
meningocele = meninges + cele (membrane hernia)
After months of heavy lifting, a worker had pelvic pain and a rectocele diagnosis.
The urologist found a varicocele during the teenage athlete's routine physical exam.
Surgery for an enterocele often involves reinforcing the pelvic floor muscles.
文法句型
[organ/body part] + cele
用法筆記
The combining form -cele attaches directly to the name of the affected organ or tissue (e.g. cysto- 'bladder', recto- 'rectum', meningo- 'meninges', varico- 'vein'). It combines with a Greek or Latin prefix and forms a single medical noun. Unlike free-standing nouns, -cele never appears alone — it must be bound to a preceding root. The resulting compound is stressed on the first syllable of the prefix (CYST-o-cele, MEN-in-go-cele).