-cele

(Greek: a suffix; hernia, swelling)


phacocele
1. Hernia of the lens of the eye.
2. The dislocation of the eye lens from its proper place.
pharyngocele
physocele
A tumor or hernia distended with gas or circumscribed swelling due to gas.
pneumatocele
pneumonocele
ptyalocele
1. A cystic tumor containing saliva.
2. A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland.
sarcele
1. A mass in the testes.
2. A fleshy tumor or sarcoma of the testis.
scrotocele
Scrotal hernia or hernia in the scrotum.
sialocele
A salivary gland cyst or tumor.
steatocele
A fatty mass formed within the scrotum.
syringocele
trachelocele
Hernial protrusion of the tracheal mucous membrane.
tracheoaerocele
A tracheal hernia containing air.
tracheocele
Hernial protrusion of the tracheal mucous membrane through a defect in the wall of the trachea. Synonym: trachelocele.
ureterocele

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