cystocele /cys·to·cele/ (sis´to-sēl) hernial protrusion of the urinary bladder, usually through the vaginal wall. 
Cystocele
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cys·to·cele (s s t -s l )n. Herniation of the bladder. Also called colpocystocele, vesicocele. |
Cystocele
Bulging of the bladder into the vagina.
Mentioned in: Pelvic Relaxation
cystocele
[sis′təsēl′]
Etymology: Gk, kystis + kele, hernia
a herniation or protrusion of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vagina. Compare rectocele, vesicocele.
cystocele
herniation of the urinary bladder into the vagina.
cystocele
Dropped bladder, fallen bladder Herniation of the bladder into the vagina, which is often accompanied by stress incontinence; the frequency of cystoceles ↑ with age and multiparity
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