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proctocele
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun proctocele has 1 sense
- proctocele(n = noun.state) rectocele - protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth; Array is a kind of colpocele, vaginocele
CIDE DICTIONARY
proctocele, n. [Gr. anus + tumor.].
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]
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