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prolapsus

Variant of prolapse

noun

Med. the falling or slipping out of place of an internal organ, as the uterus

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

intransitive verb prolapsed, prolapsing

Med. to fall or slip out of place

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