PROCTOCELE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth

Synonyms:

proctocele; rectocele

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("proctocele" is a kind of...):

colpocele; vaginocele (hernia projecting into the vagina)

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