1.
[syn: prolapse, prolapsus, descensus]
VERB (1)
1. slip or fall out of place, as of body parts;
- Example: "prolapsed rectum"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Prolapse \Pro*lapse"\, v. i.
To fall down or out; to protrude.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
prolapse
n 1: the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the
uterus) [syn: prolapse, prolapsus, descensus]
v 1: slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed
rectum"