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Prolapse

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Noun

1. descensus, prolapse, prolapsus

the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)

Verb

2. prolapse

slip or fall out of place, as of body parts

Example Sentences:
'prolapsed rectum'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Prolapse

see synonyms of prolapse
noun
1. Also called: prolapsus (prəʊˈlæpsəs )
the sinking or falling down of an organ or part, esp the womb
Compare proptosis
verb (intransitive)
2. 
(of an organ, etc) to sink from its normal position

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Prolapse

see synonyms of prolapse
noun
1.  Medicine
the falling or slipping out of place of an internal organ, as the uterus
: also proˈlapsus (proʊˈlæpsəs ; prōlapˈsəs; ˈproʊˈlæpsəs ; prōˈlapˈsəs)
verb intransitiveWord forms: proˈlapsed or proˈlapsing
2.  Medicine
to fall or slip out of place

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Prolapse

see synonyms of prolapse
intr.v. pro·lapsed, pro·laps·ing, pro·laps·es
To fall or slip out of place.
n. prolapse (prōlăps, prō-lăps) also pro·lap·sus (prō-lăpsəs)
The falling down or slipping out of place of an organ or part, such as the uterus.

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