Found 2 items, similar to Prolapse.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: prolapse prolapse n : the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) [syn: prolapsus, descensus] v : slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; “prolapsed rectum”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Prolapse Prolapse \Pro*lapse"\, v. i. To fall down or out; to protrude. [1913 Webster] Prolapse \Pro*lapse"\, n. [L. prolapsus, fr. prolapsus, p. p. of prolabi to fall forward; pro forward + labi to glide, fall.] (Med.) The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the rectum. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]