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bubonocele
[byoo-bon-uh-seel, boo-]
noun
Pathology.
an inguinal hernia, especially one in which the protrusion of the intestine is limited to the region of the groin.
bubonocele
/ bjuːˈbɒnəˌsiːl /
noun
an incomplete hernia in the groin; partial inguinal hernia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bubonocele1
1605–15; < Greek boubōno-, combining form of boubṓn groin + -cele 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bubonocele1
C17: from Greek boubōn groin + kēlē tumour
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Of the Operation of the Bubonocele, and of the compleat Rupture 236 The Dressing and Bandage 237 Of the compleat Rupture Ibid.
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If the Caul be corrupted, it must be cut to the sound Part, and the Wound is to be dress'd with Pledgets, Bolsters, and the Bandage Spica; as in the Bubonocele.
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Hernia that does not descend into the scrotum he calls bubonocele.
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