Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Prolapse of the rectovaginal wall through the vagina. Compare proctocele.

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  • noun pathology A hernia of the rectum into the vagina

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  • noun protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth

Etymologies

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recto- + -cele

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Examples

  • Basically, there's the rectocele, which is about all that's keeping me continent since my muscles are lousy, and there's a huge raft of scar tissue where the perineal body ought to be, and some holes in the vaginal wall with a wodge of scar tissue, and then some more scar tissue, just for luck.

    A good enough morning ailbhe 2005

  • Her examination is over in seconds – a rectocele is diagnosed – and the screen where I'm sitting fills with an internal HD image.

    Why Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies is in rude health 2010

  • The pregnancy with the third child created the awesome medical creepiness know as a a cystocele and a rectocele.

    Mary Shelley Had NO IDEA | Her Bad Mother 2008

  • The pregnancy with the third child created the awesome medical creepiness know as a a cystocele and a rectocele.

    Mary Shelley Had NO IDEA 2008

  • I've also grown really tired of managing the rectocele and the bump and the SPD when I need the loo.

    O frabjous day! ailbhe 2006

  • Also, perineal massage is a whole new level of complicated when one has a rectocele sitting in there.

    Hoover, weather, perineal massage - all the usual stuff ailbhe 2006

  • If it wasn't for the rectocele, this morning's bathroom episode would have been quite bearable, but I've been temporarily reconfigured.

    Red and yellow and blue and green, orange and purple and white ailbhe 2006

  • I have my consultation on Tuesday to see about rectocele repair.

    Night Terrors, Awake ailbhe 2005

  • I still can't have sex, because graphic description of a rectocele cut for your viewing pleasure but I'm very pleased with it.

    Adventures in Health and Safety ailbhe 2005

  • Uterine prolapse is often accompanied by a falling of the bladder (cystocele) and rectum (rectocele).

    OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005

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