Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Protrusion of a part of the urethral wall through the meatus urinarius.

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  • noun medicine Prolapse of the female urethra into the vagina.

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  • noun prolapse of the urethra into the vagina

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  • Anatomic defects of the abdominal wall and pelvic floor: Abdominal and inguinal hernias, cystocele, urethrocele, enterocele, rectocele, uterine and vaginal prolapse, and rectal incontinence: Diagnosis and management.

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  • Anatomic defects of the abdominal wall and pelvic floor: Abdominal and inguinal hernias, cystocele, urethrocele, enterocele, rectocele, uterine and vaginal prolapse, and rectal incontinence: Diagnosis and management.

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  •  Choose most specific and relevant code (need human decision)  Acute pharyngitis instead of URI  See description for more details (inclusions, exclusions) N811 Cystocele Cystocele with urethrocele Prolapse of (anterior) vaginal wall NOS Excludes: cystocele with prolapse of uterus (N812-N814)  NOS Not Otherwise Specified  NEC Not Elsewhere Classified  Use the most detailed items  Don't use N81 but use N811

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