prolapses

Meaning of prolapses

plural noun
  1. a displacement of a part or organ of the body from its normal position, usually downwards or outwards, often resulting in it protruding from an orifice.
    a rectal prolapse
    gynaecological problems such as prolapse
verb, 3rd person present
  1. (of a part or organ of the body) become displaced from its normal position, especially downwards or outwards, often so as to protrude from an orifice.
    her womb has prolapsed

late 17th century: from Latin prolaps- ‘slipped forward’, from the verb prolabi, from pro- ‘forward, down’ + labi ‘to slip’.

Information about prolapses

  • The singular form of prolapses is: prolapse.
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Hyphenation of prolapses

pro-lapses

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • prolapses is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of prolapses

sapropels

Words that rhyme with prolapses

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