prolapse
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pro·lapse
(prō-lăps′) Medicineintr.v. pro·lapsed, pro·laps·ing, pro·laps·es
To fall or slip out of place.
n. prolapse (prō′lăps′, prō-lăps′) also pro·lap·sus (prō-lăp′səs)
The falling down or slipping out of place of an organ or part, such as the uterus.
[Latin prōlābī, prōlāps-, to fall down : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + lābī, to fall.]
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prolapse
(ˈprəʊlæps; prəʊˈlæps) patholn
(Pathology) Also called: prolapsus the sinking or falling down of an organ or part, esp the womb. Compare proptosis
vb (intr)
(Pathology) (of an organ, etc) to sink from its normal position
[C17: from Latin prōlābi to slide along, from pro-1 + lābī to slip]
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pro•lapse
(n. proʊˈlæps, ˈproʊ læps; v. proʊˈlæps)n., v. -lapsed, -laps•ing. n.
1. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position.
v.i. 2. to fall or slip down or out of place.
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prolapse
Past participle: prolapsed
Gerund: prolapsing
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prolapse
The slipping of an organ or tissue into an abnormal position, as with a prolapsed uterus or prolapsed intervertebral disk.
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| Noun | 1. | prolapse - the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) enteroptosis - an abnormally downward position of the intestines in the abdominal cavity glossoptosis - abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue disability, disablement, handicap, impairment - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" descensus uteri, metroptosis - prolapse of the uterus nephroptosia, nephroptosis - prolapse of the kidney ptosis - drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness ureterocele - prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder; may obstruct urine flow urethrocele - prolapse of the urethra into the vagina |
| Verb | 1. | prolapse - slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum" |
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pro·lapse
n. prolapso, caída de un órgano o parte.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
prolapse
n prolapso; mitral-valve — prolapso de la válvula mitral; rectal — prolapso rectal or del recto; uterine — prolapso uterino or del úteroEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.