cystocele

See also: cystocèle

English

Etymology

From French cystocèle, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”). By surface analysis, cysto- +‎ -cele.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪstəsiːl/

Noun

cystocele (plural cystoceles)

1. (medicine) Hernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.

Derived terms

• encephalocystocele

 

Translations

hernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina

• French: cystocèle (fr) m
• Greek: κυστεοκήλη (el) (kysteokíli)