Emily Dickinson Lexicon

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.