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Noun: prolapse  prow'laps or 'prow,laps
  1. The slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
    - prolapsus, descensus
Verb: prolapse  prow'laps or 'prow,laps
  1. Slip or fall out of place, as of body parts
    "prolapsed rectum"

Derived forms: prolapsed, prolapsing, prolapses

Type of: come down, descend, disability, disablement, fall, go down, handicap, impairment, sink

Encyclopedia: Prolapse

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