\Bu*bon"o*cele\ (b[-u]*b[o^]n"[-o]*s[=e]l), n. [Gr. boubw`n groin + ? tumor: cf. F. bubonoc[`e]le.] (Med.) An inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo.