CYSTOCELE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'sistu`seel
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth

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	Synonyms:	colpocystocele

	See Also:	colpocele, vaginocele

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Cys"to*cele\ (-s?l), n. [Gr. ???? bladder + ??? tumor: cf. F. cystocele.] (Med.) Hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes; vesical hernia.