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Hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina
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cystocele
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1811, from French cystocèle , from Greek kystis "bladder, pouch" + kele "tumor."
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cystocele \Cys"to*cele\ (-s?l), n. [Gr. ???? bladder + ??? tumor: cf. F. cystocele.] (Med.) Hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes; vesical hernia.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) hernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth [syn: colpocystocele ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A cystocele is a medical condition that occurs when the tough fibrous wall between a woman's bladder and her vagina (the pubocervical fascia ) is torn by childbirth, allowing the bladder to herniate into the vagina. Urethroceles often occur with cystoceles. ...