Omphalocele etymology

English

English word omphalocele comes from English -cele, English omphalo- (Relating to the navel.)

Etymology of omphalocele

Detailed word origin of omphalocele

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-cele English (en) (possibly, nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”) (medicine) A hernia.. (medicine) A tumour.
omphalo- English (en) Relating to the navel.
omphalocele English (en) A hernia of the navel.

Words with the same origin as omphalocele

Descendants of -cele

encephalocele pneumatocele ureterocele