prolapse
/prolapse/
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Definition
Noun:
- The slipping or falling out of place of an organ: In medicine, a "prolapse" refers to the condition where an internal organ, such as the uterus, rectum, or bladder, descends or slips from its normal anatomical position.
Verb:
- To slip or fall out of place, as of body parts: To undergo or experience a prolapse; to move from a normal position, typically referring to an internal organ.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The patient was diagnosed with a uterine prolapse.
- Surgery may be required to correct a severe rectal prolapse.
Verb:
- The intervertebral disc can prolapse and press on a nerve.
- In some cases, the pelvic organs may prolapse after childbirth.
Advanced Usage
- Medical Context: The term is almost exclusively used in medical and anatomical contexts to describe the displacement of organs, particularly within the pelvic floor or spinal column.
- Mitral valve prolapse is a common heart condition where the valve leaflets bulge into the left atrium.
Variants and Related Words
Prolapsus (n): An older or less common variant spelling for "prolapse," used with the same meaning.
- The term 'prolapsus' is sometimes found in older medical texts.
Prolapsed (adj): Describing an organ that has undergone prolapse.
- The surgeon repaired the prolapsed bladder.
Synonyms
- Descensus (n): A medical synonym for prolapse, meaning a dropping down.
- Ptosis (n): A general term for the drooping or falling of an organ, though it often specifically refers to the eyelid.
Related Phrases
Organ prolapse: The full term specifying the condition.
- Pelvic organ prolapse is a common issue for many women.
Prolapse repair: Refers to the surgical procedure to correct a prolapse.
- She is recovering well from her prolapse repair surgery.
Noun
- the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
Verb
- slip or fall out of place, as of body parts
- prolapsed rectum