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Webster 1828 Edition

Gastrocele

GAS'TROCELE

, [Gr. the stomach, and a tumor.] A rupture of the stomach.

Definition 2024

gastrocele

gastrocele

English

Noun

gastrocele ‎(plural gastroceles)

(anatomy) A cavity in the embryonic gastrula
(pathology) A hernia in part of the stomach

Italian

Etymology

gastro- +‎ -cele

Noun

gastrocele m ‎(plural gastroceli)

(pathology) gastrocele