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Definition of Colpocystocele
1. Noun. Hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth.
Medical Definition of Colpocystocele
1. Synonym: cystocele. Origin: colpo-+ G. Kystis, bladder, + kele, hernia (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colpocystocele
colourwise colourwork coloury colovesical fistula colpate colpectomy colpitises colpocystocele (current term) colpodynia colpomicroscope | colpopathy colpoperineoplasty colpoperineorrhaphy |
Literary usage of Colpocystocele
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1913)
"The treatment of colpocystocele may be classified as prophylactic, palliative,
and surgical. Prophylactic.—Careful obstetrics and the early recognition and ..."