rectocele

[ rek-tuh-seel ]

noun
  1. a hernia of the rectum into the vagina.

Origin of rectocele

1
First recorded in 1855–60; rect(um) + -o- + -cele1

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British Dictionary definitions for rectocele

rectocele

/ (ˈrɛktəʊˌsiːl) /


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

Origin of rectocele

1
C19: New Latin, from rectum + -cele

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