prolapse
/ˈpɹoʊlæps/ verb, noun
Forms prolapses prolapsing prolapsed prolapsus
- verb (intransitive) To move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position.
- noun A moving out of place, especially a protrusion of an internal organ.
Synonyms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin prolapsus.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the rectum.
- verb To fall down or out; to protrude.
Etymology [L. prolapsus, fr. prolapsus, p. p. of prolabi to fall forward; pro forward + labi to glide, fall.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “prolapse”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details