ureterocele

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English word ureterocele comes from English -cele, English uretero- ((anatomy) ureter.)

-cele (English)

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

uretero- (English)

(anatomy) ureter.

ureterocele (English)

(medicine) A congenital abnormality of the urinary bladder, in which the distal ureter balloons at its opening into the bladder, forming a pouch.

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