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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus);
[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"