hysterocele

[ hĭs′tə-rō-sēl′ ]

n.

An abdominal or perineal hernia containing part or all of the uterus.

Protrusion of uterine contents into a weakened, bulging area of the uterine wall.

Nearby words

hysterical personality, hysterical psychosis, hysterics, hystero-, hysterocatalepsy, hysterocele, hysterocleisis, hysterodynia, hysteroepilepsy, hysterogenic, hysterogram

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