Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cystocele

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: cys-to-cele
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.

Etymology

From French cystocèle, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”). By surface analysis, cysto- + -cele.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: cystocèle, κύστις

Inflected Forms

cystoceles (plural)

Derived Forms

encephalocystocele

Synonyms

colpocystocele

Questions

What does cystocele mean?: Hernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.
Where does cystocele come from?: It is traced to French.

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