rectocele

American  

[rek-tuh-seel] / ˈrɛk təˌsil /

noun

1. a hernia of the rectum into the vagina.

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rectocele British  

/ ˈrɛktəʊˌsiːl /

noun

1. pathol a protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina

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Etymology

Origin of rectocele

First recorded in 1855–60; rect(um) + -o- + -cele ¹

Example Sentences

Regina Stepherson needed surgery for rectocele, a prolapse of the wall between the rectum and the vagina.

From Washington Post

Five years later, I started seeing a new gynecologist, who listened, examined me, and said, “Oh, yep, you’ve got a little rectocele in there.”

From The Guardian

He examined her and told her she had stress incontinence and a rectocele.

From BBC

She told me that a rectocele occurs when the muscle between the rectum and vagina is so worn and thin that the rectum kind of pops out into the vagina.

From The Guardian

She told me that because my rectocele was small and the risks were high, I was not a candidate for surgery.

From The Guardian