Encephalocele etymology

English

English word encephalocele comes from English -cele, English encephalo- (Pertaining to the brain.)

Etymology of encephalocele

Detailed word origin of encephalocele

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-cele English (en) (possibly, nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”) (medicine) A hernia.. (medicine) A tumour.
encephalo- English (en) Pertaining to the brain.
encephalocele English (en) (medicine) A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.

Words with the same origin as encephalocele

Descendants of -cele

omphalocele pneumatocele ureterocele