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prolapse |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prolapse \Pro*lapse"\, v. i. To fall down or out to protrude. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prolapse n : the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) [syn: {prolapsus}] v : of body parts: "prolapsed rectum"
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