proctocele

2 definitions found

proctocele - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Proctocele \Proc"to*cele\, n. [Gr. ? anus + ? tumor.] (Med.)
     Inversion and prolapse of the mucous coat of the rectum, from
     relaxation of the sphincter, with more or less swelling;
     prolapsus ani. --Dunglison.
     [1913 Webster]

proctocele - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  proctocele
      n 1: protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can
           occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth [syn:
           rectocele, proctocele]