bubonocele

American

[byoo-bon-uh-seel, boo-] / byuˈbɒn əˌsil, bu- /

noun

Pathology.

an inguinal hernia, especially one in which the protrusion of the intestine is limited to the region of the groin.

bubonocele British

/ bjuːˈbɒnəˌsiːl /

noun

an incomplete hernia in the groin; partial inguinal hernia

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Etymology

Origin of bubonocele

1605–15; < Greek boubōno-, combining form of boubṓn groin + -cele ¹

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Hernia that does not descend into the scrotum he calls bubonocele.

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph

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