cystocele

American

[sis-tuh-seel] / ˈsɪs təˌsil /

noun

Pathology.

a herniation of the urinary bladder into the vagina.

cystocele British

/ ˈsɪstəˌsiːl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cystocele

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

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