| NOUN | state | prolapse, prolapsus, descensus | the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) |
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| VERB | motion | prolapse | slip or fall out of place, as of body parts |
| Meaning | The slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus). | |
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| Synonyms | prolapsus, descensus | |
| Narrower | enteroptosis | An abnormally downward position of the intestines in the abdominal cavity |
| glossoptosis | Abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue | |
| metroptosis, descensus uteri | prolapse of the uterus | |
| nephroptosis, nephroptosia | 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 | |
| urethrocele | prolapse of the urethra into the vagina | |
| Broader | disability, disablement, handicap, impairment | The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness |
| Spanish | descensus, prolapso | |
| Catalan | descensus, prolapse | |
| Verbs | prolapse | slip or fall out of place, as of body parts |
| Meaning | Slip or fall out of place, as of body parts. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "prolapsed rectum" | |
| Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| Spanish | prolapsar | |
| Nouns | prolapse | the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) |
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