encephalocele

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

-cele (English)

(possibly, nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”) (medicine) A hernia.. (medicine) A tumour.

encephalo- (English)

Pertaining to the brain.

encephalocele (English)

(medicine) A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.

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