COLPOCELE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Hernia projecting into the vagina

Synonyms:

colpocele; vaginocele

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

hernia; herniation (rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "colpocele"):

colpocystocele; cystocele (hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth)

proctocele; rectocele (protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth)