cystocele

See also: cystocèle

English

Etymology

From French cystocèle, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”). By surface analysis, cysto- +‎ -cele.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪstəsiːl/

Noun

cystocele (plural cystoceles)

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

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