Definition of Colpocystocele

1. Noun. Hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth.

Exact synonyms: Cystocele
Generic synonyms: Colpocele, Vaginocele

Medical Definition of Colpocystocele

1. Synonym: cystocele. Origin: colpo-+ G. Kystis, bladder, + kele, hernia (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Colpocystocele

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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 ..."

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