colpocystocele

9.9

The bladder bulges through the wall of the vagina, often after childbirth

noun
/ˌkɒlpoʊˈsɪstəˌsiːl/

Specialized

: colpocistocele

After a difficult delivery, she was diagnosed with a colpocystocele requiring surgical repair.

Examples

Doctors often check for colpocystocele during a pelvic examination, especially in women with urinary complaints.
A colpocystocele can cause symptoms such as urinary incontinence and pelvic pressure.
A colpocystocele can occur after childbirth.
Many women may develop a colpocystocele as they age.
After a difficult delivery, she was diagnosed with a colpocystocele requiring surgical repair.
Doctors often check for colpocystocele during a pelvic examination, especially in women with urinary complaints.
A colpocystocele can cause symptoms such as urinary incontinence and pelvic pressure.

Synonyms

cystocele

vscolpocystocele

Specialized

1 9.9

A bulge of the bladder into the vagina that often happens after childbirth

is the same condition but uses a longer specialized medical name

Surface Forms

colpocystocele singular

colpocystoceles plural

Morphology

colpocystocele = cystocele (opaque) = colpo + cysto + colpo + cele

Medical combining forms and the suffix '-cele' are specialised and not transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Colpocystocele comes from Greek parts: colpo- meaning 'vagina', cysto- meaning 'bladder' like in the word cyst, and -cele meaning 'a swelling' or 'hernia'. So a colpocystocele is when the bladder bulges into the vagina, which is exactly the medical meaning of the word.