prolapse
noun |prōˈlaps, ˈprōˌlaps|
a slipping forward or down of one of the parts or organs of the body: a rectal prolapse.
• a prolapsed part or organ, esp. a uterus or rectum.
verb |prōˈlaps| [ no obj. ] (usu. as adj. prolapsed)
(of a part or organ of the body) slip forward or down: a prolapsed uterus.
ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin prolaps- ‘slipped forward,’ from the verb prolabi, from pro- ‘forward, down’ + labi ‘to slip.’
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prolapse
noun |prōˈlaps, ˈprōˌlaps|
a slipping forward or down of one of the parts or organs of the body: a rectal prolapse.
• a prolapsed part or organ, esp. a uterus or rectum.
verb |prōˈlaps| [ no obj. ] (usu. as adj. prolapsed)
(of a part or organ of the body) slip forward or down: a prolapsed uterus.
ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin prolaps- ‘slipped forward,’ from the verb prolabi, from pro- ‘forward, down’ + labi ‘to slip.’