-cele
(redirected from -coele)Also found in: Medical.
-cele 1
suff.
Tumor; hernia: cystocele.
[From Greek kēlē, tumor.]
-cele 2
suff.
Variant of -coel.
-cele
n combining form
(Pathology) tumour or hernia: hydrocele.
[from Greek kēlē tumour]
-cele
a combining form meaning “herniation, hemorrhage”: hydrocele.
[comb. form representing Greek kḗlē a tumor; akin to Old English hēala hydrocele]