The formation of an abnormal passageway connecting the bladder to the vagina is known as ________.
A)urinary retention
B)a vesicovaginal fistula
C)a vesicovaginal fissure
D)a vesicovaginostomy

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A)Urinary retention only involves the bladder,not the vagina.
B)Correct! Vesic/o- means "bladder" and vagin/o- means "vagina."
C)Vesicovaginal does mean pertaining to the bladder and vagina,but there is no such thing as a fissure between them.
D)There is no such medical word.

The Formation of an Abnormal Passageway Connecting the Bladder to the Vagina