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enterocele

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enterocele /en·tero·cele/ (en´ter-o-sēl″)
1. any hernia containing intestine.
2. hernia of intestine or a viscus into the posterior end of the labium majus.
en·ter·o·cele (nt-r-sl)
n.
1. A hernial protrusion through a defect in the rectovaginal or vesicovaginal pouch.
2. An intestinal hernia.
Enterocele
Bulging of the intestine into the upper part of the vagina.
Mentioned in: Pelvic Relaxation
enterocele
[en′tirōsēl′]
1 a hernia of the intestine.
2 posterior vaginal hernia. Compare enterocoele.
enterocele [en´ter-o-sēl″]
1. any intestinal hernia; see terms under hernia.
2. posterior vaginal hernia.
enterocele
1. intestinal hernia.
2. the body cavity formed by outpouchings from the archenteron.
enterocele
Surgery A hernia that contains intestine
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The small intestine has millions of finger-like projections in the lumen called villi (velvety surface), lined by single layer of epithelial enterocele cells.
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