PROLAPSE


Meaning of PROLAPSE in English

/ ˈprəʊlæps; NAmE ˈproʊ-/ noun

( medical ) a condition in which an organ of the body has slipped forward or down from its normal position

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from Latin prolaps- slipped forward, from the verb prolabi , from pro- forward, down + labi to slip.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.