mucocele

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noun

An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or edema of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.

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Meanings

nounmucocele (plural mucoceles)

plural mucoceles

  1. medicineAn enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or edema of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.

Origin

From muco- + -cele.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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