loading...| Preferred Name |
Rectocele |
| Definitions |
A Rectocele results from a tear in the rectovaginal septum (which is normally a tough, fibrous, sheet-like divider between the rectum and vagina). Rectal tissue bulges through this tear and into the vagina as a hernia. There are two main causes of this tear: childbirth, and hysterectomy. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100822 |
| creation_date |
2011-06-09T05:07:41Z |
| creator | |
| database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:62730001 MSH:D020047 SNOMEDCT_US:447072005 ICD-9:618.04 UMLS:C0149771 |
| definition |
A Rectocele results from a tear in the rectovaginal septum (which is normally a tough, fibrous, sheet-like divider between the rectum and vagina). Rectal tissue bulges through this tear and into the vagina as a hernia. There are two main causes of this tear: childbirth, and hysterectomy. |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0100822 |
| label |
Rectocele |
| notation |
HP:0100822 |
| prefLabel |
Rectocele |
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| subClassOf |