prolapse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
    prolapsus; descensus.
  2. verb slip or fall out of place, as of body parts
    • prolapsed rectum

WordNet

Pro*lapse" noun
Etymology
L. prolapsus, fr. prolapsus, p. p. of prolabi to fall forward; pro forward + labi to glide, fall.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the rectum. Dunglison.
Pro*lapse" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To fall down or out; to protrude.

Webster 1913