'Prolapse' definitions:

Definition of 'prolapse'

(from WordNet)
noun
The slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) [syn: prolapse, prolapsus, descensus]
verb
Slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum"

Definition of 'Prolapse'

From: GCIDE
  • Prolapse \Pro*lapse"\, v. i. To fall down or out; to protrude. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Prolapse'

From: GCIDE
  • Prolapse \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. [1913 Webster]

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