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| pro·lapse [ prṓ làps, prō láps ] |
noun (plural pro·lapses) |
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slippage of body part: a slippage or sinking of a body organ or part such as a valve of the heart from its usual position
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intransitive verb (past and past participle pro·lapsed, present participle pro·laps·ing, 3rd person present singular pro·lapses) [ prō láps ] |
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be displaced in body: to slip or fall out of its proper place in the body
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin prolaps-, past participle of prolabi "fall forward" < labi "to fall"] |
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 pro·lapsed adjective |
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