Cystocele \Cys"to*cele\ (-s?l), n. [Gr. ???? bladder + ??? tumor: cf. F. cystocele.] (Med.) Hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes; vesical hernia.
cystocele n : hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes through the wall of the vagina; sometimes occurs after childbirth [syn: {colpocystocele}]