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hypogastrocele

hypogastrocele noun: a hernia through the walls of the lower belly.

Noun

hypogastrocele (plural hypogastroceles)

  1. A hernia through the walls of the lower belly.
    • I found an ovarian tumor of the left hypogastrium, resembling a large hypogastrocele.1851, The New England Botanic, Medical and Surgical Journal

Forms of hypogastrocele

pluralhypogastroceles

Origin of hypogastrocele

From hypo- + gastro- + -cele.

Questions about hypogastrocele

What does hypogastrocele mean?
Hypogastrocele means a hernia through the walls of the lower belly.
What part of speech is hypogastrocele?
Hypogastrocele is a noun.
What is the plural of hypogastrocele?
The plural of hypogastrocele is hypogastroceles.

Words near hypogastrocele in the dictionary

  1. hypogastrian
  2. hypogastric
  3. hypogastric nerve
  4. hypogastric nerves
  5. hypogastrium
  6. hypogastrocele
  7. hypogastroceles
  8. hypogastrurid
  9. hypogastrurids
  10. hypogea
  11. hypogeal

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