prolapsus

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

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prolapsedescensus
OriginLatin prolapsus →
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Meanings

nounprolapsus (countable and uncountable, plural prolapsi or prolapsuses)

plural prolapsi · plural prolapsuses

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of prolapse.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
prolapsedescensus
Broader
disabilitydisablementhandicap
Also see
prolapse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinprolapsus“collapsed”
  2. Englishprolapsus

Learned borrowing from Latin prolapsus (“collapsed”).

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APA

prolapsus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolapsus

MLA

“prolapsus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolapsus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prolapsus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolapsus.

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