English Explanatory Dictionary

-cele

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. A tumour.
  2. A hernia.
suffix
  1. Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”).

Word forms

-cele -celes -coel -coele

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂ Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē)der. English -cele Derived from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour, hernia”).

Synonyms

-oma
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