prolapse

pro·lapse

 (prō-lăps′) Medicine

intr.v. pro·lapsed, pro·laps·ing, pro·laps·es

To fall or slip out of place.

n. prolapse (prō′lăps′, prō-lăps′) also pro·lap·sus (prō-lăp′səs)

The falling down or slipping out of place of an organ or part, such as the uterus.


[Latin prōlābī, prōlāps-, to fall down : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + lābī, to fall.]

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prolapse

(ˈprəʊlæps; prəʊˈlæps) pathol

n

(Pathology) Also called: prolapsus the sinking or falling down of an organ or part, esp the womb. Compare proptosis

vb (intr)

(Pathology) (of an organ, etc) to sink from its normal position

[C17: from Latin prōlābi to slide along, from pro-1 + lābī to slip]

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pro•lapse

(n. proʊˈlæps, ˈproʊ læps; v. proʊˈlæps)

n., v. -lapsed, -laps•ing. n.

1. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position.

v.i.

2. to fall or slip down or out of place.

[1555–65; < Late Latin prōlāpsus a slipping forth. See pro-1, lapse]

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prolapse


Past participle: prolapsed
Gerund: prolapsing
Imperative
prolapse
prolapse
Present
I prolapse
you prolapse
he/she/it prolapses
we prolapse
you prolapse
they prolapse
Preterite
I prolapsed
you prolapsed
he/she/it prolapsed
we prolapsed
you prolapsed
they prolapsed
Present Continuous
I am prolapsing
you are prolapsing
he/she/it is prolapsing
we are prolapsing
you are prolapsing
they are prolapsing
Present Perfect
I have prolapsed
you have prolapsed
he/she/it has prolapsed
we have prolapsed
you have prolapsed
they have prolapsed
Past Continuous
I was prolapsing
you were prolapsing
he/she/it was prolapsing
we were prolapsing
you were prolapsing
they were prolapsing
Past Perfect
I had prolapsed
you had prolapsed
he/she/it had prolapsed
we had prolapsed
you had prolapsed
they had prolapsed
Future
I will prolapse
you will prolapse
he/she/it will prolapse
we will prolapse
you will prolapse
they will prolapse
Future Perfect
I will have prolapsed
you will have prolapsed
he/she/it will have prolapsed
we will have prolapsed
you will have prolapsed
they will have prolapsed
Future Continuous
I will be prolapsing
you will be prolapsing
he/she/it will be prolapsing
we will be prolapsing
you will be prolapsing
they will be prolapsing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been prolapsing
you have been prolapsing
he/she/it has been prolapsing
we have been prolapsing
you have been prolapsing
they have been prolapsing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been prolapsing
you will have been prolapsing
he/she/it will have been prolapsing
we will have been prolapsing
you will have been prolapsing
they will have been prolapsing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been prolapsing
you had been prolapsing
he/she/it had been prolapsing
we had been prolapsing
you had been prolapsing
they had been prolapsing
Conditional
I would prolapse
you would prolapse
he/she/it would prolapse
we would prolapse
you would prolapse
they would prolapse
Past Conditional
I would have prolapsed
you would have prolapsed
he/she/it would have prolapsed
we would have prolapsed
you would have prolapsed
they would have prolapsed

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prolapse

The slipping of an organ or tissue into an abnormal position, as with a prolapsed uterus or prolapsed intervertebral disk.

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Translations

prolapse

[ˈprəʊlæps] N (Med) → prolapso m

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prolapse

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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pro·lapse

n. prolapso, caída de un órgano o parte.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

prolapse

n prolapso; mitral-valve — prolapso de la válvula mitral; rectal — prolapso rectal or del recto; uterine — prolapso uterino or del útero

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