rectocele

[ rek-tuh-seel ]

noun

1. a hernia of the rectum into the vagina.

rectocele

/ ˈrɛktəʊˌsiːl /

noun

1. pathol a protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina

Word History and Origins

Origin of rectocele¹

First recorded in 1855–60; rect(um) + -o- + -cele ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of rectocele¹

C19: New Latin, from rectum + -cele

Example Sentences

Regina Stepherson needed surgery for rectocele, a prolapse of the wall between the rectum and the vagina.

From Washington Post

A few weeks later, I was at my kids’ public school fundraiser, drinking and rage-telling the story of discovering the word rectocele.

From The Guardian

He examined her and told her she had stress incontinence and a rectocele.

From BBC

Another friend, with a rectocele and a cystocele, splints and takes vast quantities of psyllium seed husk to stay regular.

From The Guardian

She told me that a rectocele occurs when the muscle between the rectum and vagina is so worn and thin that the rectum kind of pops out into the vagina.

From The Guardian