prolapse

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US/ˈpɹoʊlæps/

verb

To move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position.

Similar
prolapsusdescensus
OriginLatin prolapsus →
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Meanings

verbprolapse (third-person singular simple present prolapses, present participle prolapsing, simple past and past participle prolapsed)

present singular third person prolapses · participle present prolapsing · participle past prolapsed · past prolapsed

  1. intransitiveTo move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position.
nounprolapse (countable and uncountable, plural prolapses)

plural prolapses · alternative prolapsus

  1. countableuncountableA moving out of place, especially a protrusion of an internal organ.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
prolapsusdescensus
Broader
disabilitydisablementhandicap

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinprolapsus
  2. Latinprolapsus
  3. Englishprolapse

Learned borrowing from Latin prolapsus.

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Translations

Bulgarian смъквам се
  • смъквам се (smăkvam se)to move out of place
Catalan prolapse
  • prolapsea moving out of place
Chinese Mandarin 脱垂, 脱垂
  • 脱垂 (tuōchuí)to move out of place
  • 脱垂 (tuōchuí)a moving out of place
Esperanto prolapsi, prolapso
  • prolapsito move out of place
  • prolapsoa moving out of place
Finnish luiskahtaa esiin, esiinluiskahdus
  • luiskahtaa esiinto move out of place
  • esiinluiskahdusa moving out of place
  • laskeumaa moving out of place
  • prolapsia moving out of place
French prolapsus
  • prolapsusa moving out of place
Greek προπίπτω, πρόπτωση
  • προπίπτω (propípto)to move out of place
  • πρόπτωση (próptosi)a moving out of place
Hungarian előreesik, előesik
  • előreesikto move out of place
  • előesikto move out of place
  • prolabálto move out of place
  • süllyedto move out of place
  • megsüllyedto move out of place
  • csuszamodikto move out of place
  • ereszkedikto move out of place
  • megereszkedikto move out of place
  • alászállto move out of place
  • leszállto move out of place
  • előreesésa moving out of place
  • előesésa moving out of place
  • prolapszusa moving out of place
  • süllyedésa moving out of place
  • csuszamodása moving out of place
  • alászállása moving out of place
  • ereszkedésa moving out of place
  • leszállása moving out of place
Icelandic síga, falla fram
  • sígato move out of place
  • falla framto move out of place
  • framfalla moving out of place
  • siga moving out of place
Italian prolasso
  • prolassoa moving out of place
Japanese 脱垂, 子宮脱
  • 脱垂 (dassui)to move out of place
  • 子宮脱 (shikyūdatsu)to move out of place
  • 脱出a moving out of place
Polish wypadnięcie, wypadanie
  • wypadnięciea moving out of place
  • wypadaniea moving out of place
Portuguese prolapso
  • prolapsoa moving out of place
Spanish prolapsar, prolapso
  • prolapsarto move out of place
  • prolapsoa moving out of place
Swedish falla fram, framfall
  • falla framto move out of place
  • framfalla moving out of place
  • prolapsa moving out of place

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sapropel
Cite this entry
APA

prolapse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolapse

MLA

“prolapse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolapse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prolapse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolapse.

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