 prolapse |
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| 1. | [ verb ] slip or fall out of place, as of body parts | |
| Examples: | "prolapsed rectum" |
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| Related terms: | descend fall_down | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine) the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) | |
| Synonyms: | descensus prolapsus | |
| Related terms: | disability enteroptosis urethrocele glossoptosis nephroptosia ureterocele ptosis metroptosis | |
| Similar spelling: |
prolapsus prolepsis |
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