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Definition of "cystocele" [cys•to•cele]

  • Herniation of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cystocele" in a sentence
  • "The pregnancy with the third child created the awesome medical creepiness know as a a cystocele and a rectocele."
  • "Uterine prolapse is often accompanied by a falling of the bladder (cystocele) and rectum (rectocele)."
  • "Among the new additions are: Colonic lavage and flushing, Hirst's treatment for vaginismus, Dudley's treatment of cystocele, Montgomery's round ligament operation, Chorio-epithelioma of the Uterus, Passive"