cystocele

[ sis-tuh-seel ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a herniation of the urinary bladder into the vagina.

cystocele

/ ˈsɪstəˌsiːl /

noun

1. pathol a hernia of the urinary bladder, esp one protruding into the vagina

Word History and Origins

Origin of cystocele¹

First recorded in 1805–15; cysto- + -cele ¹