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What does prolapse mean?
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NounPlural: prolapses |
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| prolapse - the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) | ||
| prolapsus, descensus | ||
| disability, disablement, handicap, impairment the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" | ||
| enteroptosis an abnormally downward position of the intestines in the abdominal cavity | ||
| glossoptosis abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue | ||
| descensus uteri, metroptosis prolapse of the uterus | ||
| nephroptosia, nephroptosis prolapse of the kidney | ||
| ptosis drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness | ||
| ureterocele prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder; may obstruct urine flow | ||
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| prolapse - slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum" | ||
| descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- prolapse (Noun)
A moving out of place, especially a protrusion of an internal organ. - prolapse (Verb)
To move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prolapse (n.)
The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the rectum. - prolapse (v. i.)
To fall down or out; to protrude.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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prolapse
A condition where organs, such as the uterus, fall down or slip out of place.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prolapse
prō-laps′, n. (med.) a falling down, or out, of some part of the body from the position which it usually occupies—also Prolap′sus.—v.i. to fall down: to protrude. [L. prolabi, prolapsus, to fall forward—pro, forward, labi, to fall.]
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