The suffix [-(o)cele] arises from the Greek [k?l?] meaning "dilation" or "pouching". In medical terminology this suffix is used to mean "hernia", "bulging", or a "dilation". In older times a synonym was used for hernia: "rupture".
Examples the use of [ocele] are:
• Orchiocele: The prefix [orchi-] means "testicle" or "scrotum". Refers to a scrotal or testicular bulging, a scrotal hernia • Hydrocele: The root term [-hydr-] means "water". A watery dilation. Usually used to refer to the accumulation of fluids in the scrotum • Hydatidocele: Refers to a dilated cyst containing hydatids, the larval form of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus multilocularis • Enterocele: The root term [-enter-] means "intestine" or "small intestine". The bulging of the small intestine into the vagina because of weakness of the vaginal wall • Cystocele: The root term [-cyst-] means "bladder" or "sac". The bulging of the urinary bladder into the vaginal canal because of weakness of the vaginal wall • Cystourethrocele: A combination of root terms; [-cyst-] means "bladder" or "sac" and [-urethr-] means "urethra". The bulging of the urinary bladder and urethra into the vaginal canal • Myelomeningocele: A combination of root terms; [-myel-] means "spinal cord" (also "bone marrow") and [-mening-] means "menynx". The herniation of the spinal cords and its meningeal coverings into the back, creating a bulge • Varicocele: The root term [-varic-] means "varix" or "sac". A bulging of the skin caused by varices
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