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- [noun proh-laps, proh-laps; verb proh-laps]
- /noun proʊˈlæps, ˈproʊ læps; verb proʊˈlæps/
- /ˈprəʊ.læps/
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- [noun proh-laps, proh-laps; verb proh-laps]
- /noun proʊˈlæps, ˈproʊ læps; verb proʊˈlæps/
Definitions of prolapse word
- noun prolapse Pathology. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position. 1
- verb without object prolapse to fall or slip down or out of place. 1
- noun prolapse slipped organ 1
- variable noun prolapse A prolapse is when one of the organs in the body moves down from its normal position. 0
- verb prolapse If an organ in someone's body prolapses, it moves down from its normal position. 0
- noun prolapse the sinking or falling down of an organ or part, esp the womb 0
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Origin of prolapse
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65, prolapse is from the Late Latin word prōlāpsus a slipping forth. See pro-1, lapse
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Parts of speech for Prolapse
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prolapse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prolapse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prolapse
verb prolapse
- cataracted — a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- deplane — to disembark from an aeroplane
- descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- detrain — to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc
noun prolapse
- cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- cavein — a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
- drop-off — a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
- droop — to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
Antonyms for prolapse
noun prolapse
- level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
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