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-cele
1a combining form meaning “tumor,” used in the formation of compound words.
varicocele.
-cele
2variant of -coele.
hematocele.
-cele
combining form
tumour or hernia
hydrocele
Word History and Origins
Origin of -cele1
Word History and Origins
Origin of -cele1
Example Sentences
"There cannot be any room for threats of instability in order to register objections or concerns about the electoral processes," Police Minister Bheki Cele said at a news conference.
Bheki Cele, minister for the police, accepts there's a big issue and says violent crime rates are "not pleasing at all".
Police Minister Bheki Cele said most of the dead councillors had been victims of internal political battles.
In April 2021, police minister Bheki Cele said 411,309 people had been arrested for breaching lockdown regulations.
If those two don’t come to the table, we are not going to be resolving this matter,” Police Minister Cele said.
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When To Use
The combining form -cele is used like a suffix that has two distinct senses.The first of these senses is “tumor,” and this form of -cele is frequently used in a variety of medical terms, particularly in pathology. It is generally used to denote a hernia, meaning "the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region." This meaning of -cele comes from Greek ŧ, meaning “tumor.”The second of these senses is “cavity,” and this form of -cele is very occasionally used in a variety of medical terms. This meaning of -cele comes from Greek îDz, meaning "hollow." are variants of -cele with the sense “cavity”?The combining form -cele in the sense of "cavity" is more commonly spelled -coele and -coel, as in enterocoele and blastocoel. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for -coele and -coel.
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