prolapse
Meaning of prolapse
noun
- a displacement of a part or organ of the body from its normal position, usually downwards or outwards, often resulting in it protruding from an orifice.
a rectal prolapse
gynaecological problems such as prolapse
- (of a part or organ of the body) become displaced from its normal position, especially downwards or outwards, often so as to protrude from an orifice.
her womb has prolapsed
late 17th century: from Latin prolaps- ‘slipped forward’, from the verb prolabi, from pro- ‘forward, down’ + labi ‘to slip’.
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- The plural form of prolapse is: prolapses.
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CatalanHyphenation of prolapse
pro-lapse
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- prolapse is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
prolapse synonyms
Meaning prolapsus:
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Words that rhyme with prolapse
apse, ephapse, antilapse, collapse, delapse, elapse, illapse, interlapse, lapse, neurorelapse, precollapse, recollapse, relapse, serorelapse, neurosynapse, synapse, counterapse, tapse
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