merocele

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noun

A femoral hernia.

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Meanings

nounmerocele (plural meroceles)

plural meroceles

  1. A femoral hernia.

Origin

From mero- (“thigh”) + -cele (“hernia”).

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APA

merocele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merocele

MLA

“merocele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merocele. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merocele,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merocele.

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