Bubonocele \Bu*bon"o*cele\ (b[-u]*b[o^]n"[-o]*s[=e]l), n. [Gr.
boubw`n groin + ? tumor: cf. F. bubonoc[`e]le.] (Med.)
An inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the
hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a
swelling there like a bubo.
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