coelio-, coelo-, coel-, -coele, coeli-, celeo-, cel-, cele-, celi-, celio-

1. Relating to the region of the abdomen or abdominal cavity: Dr. Thompson still had to find out the reason for Frank's celiac ailment, and so Frank had to stay in hospital a bit longer for all the different tests to be made.
2. Pertaining to an abdominal disease: Because Floyd was having pain in his stomach, he went to his doctor who prescribed a celiac diet to relieve his disorder.

Pain in the stomach or the abdominal cavity_ When Tim complained of his tummy hurting him, he went to his favorite doctor, Dr. Smith, who examined him and said that he had a case of celialgia.

A term for excision of any abdominal organ, or a part of it: Celiectomy is performed by surgeons for diagnostic purposes by obtaining biopsy samples or in order to investigate abdominal pain..

Rare, medical method involving needle drainage of fluid of the abdomen: Following the bad car accident, Marc had to have a celiocentesis performed to remove the fluid that had collected in his abdomen.

A stomach pain or a pain in the abdomen: There are many reasons for a condition of celiodynia, and among them are food poisoning, allergies, gastritis, gallstones, and appendicitis.

A surgical incision through the abdomen into the intestine: Greg learned about celioenterotomy in medical school referring to the process of opening the abdomen wall to remove a diseased or morbid part of the intestine.

A surgical incision or cut, through the abdominal wall into the stomach: UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, a celiogastrotomy is necessary when there is no other way to operate on the stomach.

Surgery by a method of laparoscopic hysterectom of the uterus: Celiohysterectomy is an abdominal hysterectomy, or the surgical removal of the uterus through an incision made in the abdominal wall.

Celiohysterectomy is the opposite of a vaginal hysterectomy.

An abdominal tumor: Following the examination of her abdomen, Sally was informed that she had a condition of celioma, an abnormal mass of tissue that shouldn't be there and served no purpose.

Abdominal myomectomy (removal of a myoma of the uterus through an abdominal incision): Dr. Smart explained to Judy the upcoming surgical operation of celiomyomectomy in order to remove the uterine fibroid.

Obsolete, a surgical incision into a muscular mass or tumor of the abdominal wall: In his grandfather's old medical book, Joe read that celiomyomotomy was the surgical method used to remove a morbid mass of tissue.

The inflammation of the muscles of the abdomen: : Mr. Hathaway complained about his abdomen being very painful, and his doctor told him that he had a case of celiomyositis which could be treated.

A rarely used term for any abdominal disease: In the hospital there were some cases of celiopathy, all having to do with ailments of the intestinal area and stomach region.

The medical procedure of closing the wound, or suturing, following an abdominal operation: The assistant doctor was asked to do the celiorrhaphy by stitching up and closing the wound following the abdominal operation on the elderly Mr. Lawson.

An optical instrument for examining the interior a body cavity; celoscope; coeloscope: Dr. Dawson used a celioscope, a type of endoscope, to view the inside of Mary's bladder.