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prolapse

pro·lapse

US/ˈpɹoʊlæps/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)

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verb

1.

slip or fall out of place, as of body parts

  • “prolapsed rectum”

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin prolapsus.

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