noun
hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth
• Syn: ↑colpocystocele
• Hypernyms: ↑colpocele, ↑vaginocele
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\\-ˌsēl\ noun (-s)Etymology: cyst- + -cele
: hernia of a bladder, especially the urinary bladder : vesical hernia
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/sis"teuh seel'/, n. Pathol.
a herniation of the urinary bladder into the vagina.
[1805-15; CYSTO- + -CELE1]
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cysˈtocele noun
(Gr kēlē tumour) hernia of the bladder
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Main Entry: ↑cyst
Useful english dictionary. 2012.