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COLPOCELE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
