| NOUN | state | prolapsus, prolapse, descensus | the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) |
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| Meaning | The slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus). | |
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| Synonyms | prolapse, 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 | |
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