-cele

See also: cele, celé, cèle, -cèle, céle, and célé

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour”; especially “hernia”) (cognate to Serbo-Croatian кила (“hernia”)).

Suffix

-cele

1. (medicine) A tumour.

   Synonym: -oma

2. (medicine) A hernia.

Alternative forms

• -coel (possibly nonstandard)
• -coele

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -cele

• pharyngocele

Translations

tumour

• French: -cèle (fr)
• Portuguese: -cele f

hernia

• French: -cèle (fr)
• Portuguese: -cele f

Etymology 2

See -coel.

Suffix

-cele

1. (possibly nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”)

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -cele

• pseudocele, schizocele (nonstandard)

Anagrams

• Elec., elce, elec.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour, hernia”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.lɨ/

Suffix

-cele f (noun-forming suffix, plural -celes)

1. (pathology) -cele (forms the names of tumours and hernias)

   Synonym: -oma