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    PROLAPSUS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)play

    Synonyms:

    descensus; prolapse; prolapsus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("prolapsus" 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 "prolapsus"):

    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)

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