cystocele
Meanings
noun
- Hernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.
Word forms
Etymology
From French cystocèle, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”). By surface analysis, cysto- + -cele.
Derived words
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