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DESCENSUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
Synonyms:
descensus; prolapse; prolapsus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("descensus" is a kind of...):
disability; disablement; handicap; impairment (the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "descensus"):
enteroptosis (an abnormally downward position of the intestines in the abdominal cavity)
glossoptosis (abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue)
descensus uteri; metroptosis (prolapse of the uterus)
nephroptosia; nephroptosis (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; may obstruct urine flow)
urethrocele (prolapse of the urethra into the vagina)
