cystocele

[ sis-tuh-seel ]

nounPathology.
  1. a herniation of the urinary bladder into the vagina.

Origin of cystocele

1
First recorded in 1805–15; cysto- + -cele1

Words Nearby cystocele

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British Dictionary definitions for cystocele

cystocele

/ (ˈsɪstəˌsiːl) /


noun
  1. pathol a hernia of the urinary bladder, esp one protruding into the vagina

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