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epiplocele

epiplocele noun: hernia of the omentum.

Noun

epiplocele (plural epiploceles)

  1. Hernia of the omentum.

Forms of epiplocele

pluralepiploceles

Origin of epiplocele

From Ancient Greek ἐπίπλοον (epíploon, “omentum”) (see epiploon) + -cele.

Questions about epiplocele

What does epiplocele mean?
Epiplocele means hernia of the omentum.
What part of speech is epiplocele?
Epiplocele is a noun.
What is the plural of epiplocele?
The plural of epiplocele is epiploceles.

Words near epiplocele in the dictionary

  1. epipleuron
  2. epiplexes
  3. epiplexis
  4. epiploa
  5. epiploce
  6. epiplocele
  7. epiploceles
  8. epiploic
  9. epiploic appendices
  10. epiploic appendix
  11. epiploitis

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