hypogastrocele

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noun

A hernia through the walls of the lower belly.

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Meanings

nounhypogastrocele (plural hypogastroceles)

plural hypogastroceles

  1. medicineA 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

Origin

From hypo- + gastro- + -cele.

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