prolapsus

Variant of prolapse

prolapse definition

pro·lapse (prō laps′, prō′laps′)

noun

Med. the falling or slipping out of place of an internal organ, as the uterus
also prolapsus pro·lap′·sus (-lap′səs)

Etymology: ModL prolapsus < LL, a falling < pp. of L prolabi, to fall forward < pro-, forward + labi, to fall: see pro- & lapse

intransitive verb prolapsed -·lapsed′, prolapsing -·laps′·ing

Med. to fall or slip out of place

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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