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Enterocele

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enterocele /en·tero·cele/ (en´ter-o-sel?)
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.
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enterocele
1. intestinal hernia.
2. the body cavity formed by outpouchings from the archenteron.
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