Verified corpus entry

cystocele

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Morphology rail

Construction: Combining form cyst/o, bladder, sac, or cyst; Suffix -cele, hernia or protrusion; reconstructs cystocele.

  1. 01C/F / Combining form

    cyst/o

    Surface: cysto

    bladder, sac, or cyst

  2. 02SUF / Suffix

    -cele

    Surface: cele

    hernia or protrusion

cystocele

Verified entry

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Corpus context

Authored note

NLM MeSH descriptor D052858 verifies this medical headword; the word-part analysis uses existing source-backed parts.

Reference paths

  • cyst/o — bladder, sac, or cyst
  • -cele — hernia or protrusion

Provenance

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  1. Source 1

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    National Library of Medicine

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  2. Source 2

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 16 - Nervous System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

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  3. Source 3

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 15 - Sensory System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

    External link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; opens in a new tab.

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