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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

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recto- + -cele

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