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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[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.

Verb.

To fall down or out; to protrude.

Noun.

prolaps'. [L.prolapsus, prolabor.]

A falling down or falling out of some part of the body, as of the uterus or intestines.

Verb.

prolaps'. To fall down or out; to project too much.