laparocele

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noun

A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.

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Meanings

nounlaparocele (plural laparoceles)

plural laparoceles

  1. medicineA rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.
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    As a matter of fact, even though there are several similarities with the problem related to secondary seromas in the laparoscopic surgery of inguinal hernias, especially of large direct hernias, the intraoperative treatment of the sac in laparocele shows different technical aspects and characteristics.

    2013, Salvador Morales-Conde, Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair, page 442

Origin

From laparo- + -cele.

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APA

laparocele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laparocele

MLA

“laparocele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laparocele. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laparocele,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laparocele.

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