prolapse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: prolapse	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for prolapse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prolapse n the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) Synonym(s): prolapse, prolapsus, descensus v slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prolapse \Pro*lapse"\, n. [L. prolapsus, fr. prolapsus, p. p. of prolabi to fall forward; pro forward + labi to glide, fall.] (Med.) The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the rectum. --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prolapse \Pro*lapse"\, v. i. To fall down or out; to protrude.