Cystocele
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Hernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.
- 2 hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From French cystocèle, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”). By surface analysis, cysto- + -cele.