prolapse
pronunciation
How to pronounce prolapse in British English:
UK [ˈprəʊlæps]
How to pronounce prolapse in American English:
US [ˈproʊlæps]
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- Noun:
- the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
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- Verb:
- slip or fall out of place, as of body parts
Word Origin
- prolapse (v.)
- 1736, from Latin prolapsus, past participle of prolabi "glide forward, slide along, slip forward or down;" see pro- + lapse (n.). As a noun from 1808.
Example
- 1. Objective : To observe the efficiency of RPH to treating Internal rectal prolapse constipation .
- 2. Application of defecography with thick and dilute barium in the diagnosis of internal rectal prolapse
- 3. Clinical analysis of the relapse and its related factors in patients with pelvic organ prolapse
- 4. A study on anal pressure and colonic transit time in patients with internal rectal prolapse
- 5. 58 cases of acute lumbar interverteral disk prolapse treated by acupuncture combined with bonesetting therapy