prolapse

2 entries found for prolapse.
To select an entry, click on it.

prolapse[1,noun] prolapse[2,intransitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹pro·lapse
Pronunciation: prO-'laps, 'prO-"
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin prolapsus, from Late Latin, fall, from Latin prolabi to fall or slide forward, from pro- forward + labi to slide -- more at PRO-, SLEEP
: the falling down or slipping of a body part from its usual position or relations