| enterocele | <medicine> A hernial tumour whose contents are intestine. Origin: Gr.; an intestine + tumour, hernia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| partial enterocele | A hernia in which only a portion of the wall of the intestine is engaged. Synonym: Littre's hernia, partial enterocele, Richter's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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