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PROCTOCELE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does proctocele mean?
• PROCTOCELE (noun)
The noun PROCTOCELE has 1 sense:
1. protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth
Familiarity information: PROCTOCELE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
proctocele; rectocele
Hypernyms ("proctocele" is a kind of...):
colpocele; vaginocele (hernia projecting into the vagina)
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