cystocele
pronunciation
How to pronounce cystocele in British English:
UK ['sɪstəsi:l]
How to pronounce cystocele in American English:
US ['sɪstəˌsil]
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- Noun:
- hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth
Word Origin
- cystocele (n.)
- 1811, from French cystocèle, from Greek kystis "bladder, pouch" + kele "tumor."
Example
- 1. A persistent bladder erosion with ureteric involvement following mesh augmented repair of cystocele .