hypogastrocele

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hypo- +‎ gastro- +‎ -cele

Noun[edit]

hypogastrocele (plural hypogastroceles)

  1. (pathology) A hernia through the walls of the lower belly.
    • 1851, The New England Botanic, Medical and Surgical Journal:
      I found an ovarian tumor of the left hypogastrium, resembling a large hypogastrocele.
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