bubonocele

[ byoo-bon-uh-seel, boo- ]

noun

, Pathology.

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

bubonocele

/ bjuːˈbɒnəˌsiːl /

noun

1. an incomplete hernia in the groin; partial inguinal hernia

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubonocele¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubonocele¹

C17: from Greek boubōn groin + kēlē tumour

Example Sentences

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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