intr.v. pro·lapsed, pro·laps·ing, pro·laps·es To fall or slip out of place. n. prolapse (prōlăps′, prō-lăps) also pro·lap·sus (prō-lăpsəs) The falling down or slipping out of place of an organ or part, such as the uterus. [Latin prōlābī, prōlāps-, to fall down : prō-, forward; see PRO-1 + lābī, to fall.] |
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