-cele

• cystocelecysto·cele

  1. Rootcyst/ourinary bladder; sac
  2. +Suffix-celehernia, protrusion, swelling

  a bulging of the bladder into the vagina when the wall between them weakens

• rectocelerecto·cele

  1. Rootrect/orectum
  2. +Suffix-celehernia, protrusion, swelling

  a bulging of the rectum into the vagina

• meningocelemeningo·cele

  1. Rootmening/omeninges, the membranes around the brain and spinal cord
  2. +Suffix-celehernia, protrusion, swelling

  a sac of meninges filled with spinal fluid that bulges through a gap in the skull or spine

• myelomeningocelemyelo·meningo·cele

  1. Rootmyel/ospinal cord; bone marrow
  2. +Rootmening/omeninges, the membranes around the brain and spinal cord
  3. +Suffix-celehernia, protrusion, swelling

  open spina bifida, in which a sac holding part of the spinal cord and meninges pushes out through the back

• hydrocelehydro·cele

  1. Roothydr/owater
  2. +Suffix-celehernia, protrusion, swelling

  a collection of fluid in a sac, most often around a testicle in the scrotum

• ureteroceleuretero·cele

  1. Rootureter/oureter
  2. +Suffix-celehernia, protrusion, swelling

  a pouch-like bulge at the lower end of a ureter where it enters the bladder, usually present from birth

• spermatocelespermato·cele

  1. Rootspermat/osperm
  2. +Suffix-celehernia, protrusion, swelling

  a benign fluid-filled cyst that grows from the epididymis and may contain sperm

• encephaloceleencephalo·cele

  1. Rootencephal/obrain
  2. +Suffix-celehernia, protrusion, swelling

  a birth defect in which part of the brain and its coverings bulge through an opening in the skull

• -ptosisdrooping, sagging, prolapse

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• 1.4 – Suffix – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e
• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
• -CELE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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