Cystocele

[Gr. kystos, and kele, a tumor.] (Med.) A hernia or rupture formed by a protrusion of the bladder. Cystolith'ic, a . Relating to stone in the bladder. Cystol'omy, n. [Gr. cyst is, and temno , I cut.] ( Surg .) The operation of cutting into the bladder for the extrac- tion of a stone or other extraneous substance. Cyth'era. See CERIGO. Cytheræ'a. [Lat.] ( Myth .) One of the names of Venus, from the island of Cythera, now Cerigo, where she had a well-known temple. Cytina'ceæ, n . pl . [From Cystina , one of the genera.) ( Bot .) An order of plants, alliance Rhizogens . DIAG. Flowers in spikes at the end of a scaly stem, with a 3-6parted calyx, anthers opening by slits, and innumerable ovules growing over parietal placentæ. - The species chiefly inhabit the south of Europe, the Cape, and Guinea. They are very little known, and have no sensible properties of importance.