CYSTOCELE

cystocele, colpocystocele

(noun) hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cystocele (plural cystoceles)

(medicine) Hernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.

Source: Wiktionary


Cys"to*cele (-sl), n. Etym: [Gr. cystocele.] (Med.)

Definition: Hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes; vesical hernia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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