Definitions for: Prolapse

[n] the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
[v] slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum"

Webster (1913) Definition: Pro*lapse", n. [L. prolapsus, fr. prolapsus, p. p. of
prolabi to fall forward; pro forward + labi to glide, fall.]
(Med.)
The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it
is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the
rectum. --Dunglison.

Pro*lapse", v. i.
To fall down or out; to protrude.

Synonyms: descensus, prolapsus

See Also: come down, descend, descensus uteri, disability, disablement, enteroptosis, fall, glossoptosis, go down, handicap, impairment, metroptosis, nephroptosia, nephroptosis, ptosis, ureterocele, urethrocele

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