Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BU'BON-O-CELE
BU'BON-O-CELE, n. [Gr. βουβων, the groin, and κηλη, a tumor.]
Hernia inguinalis, or inguinal rupture; a tumor in the groin, formed by a prolapsus of the intestines or omentum, or both, through the processes of the peritoneum and rings of the abdominal muscles. – Encyc.
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