Definitions for prolapse

prolapse pro·lapse

Spelling: [noun proh-laps, proh-laps; verb proh-
IPA: /noun proʊˈlæps, ˈproʊ læps; verb proʊˈlæps/

Prolapse is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 390 anagrams from letters in prolapse (aelopprs).

Definitions for prolapse

noun

  1. Pathology. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position.

verb (used without object)

  1. to fall or slip down or out of place.

Origin of prolapse

First recorded in 1555-65, prolapse is from the Late Latin word prōlāpsus a slipping forth. See pro-1, lapse

Examples for prolapse

Sick Visitors also reported that prolapse was not unusual, and that most girls found the long hours of standing very fatiguing.

After operation the chief danger is prolapse of the iris into the wound.

Upon incision of the prolapse intra-ocular hemorrhage occurred, causing nearly total blindness for two weeks.

The lens nucleus may prolapse through the pupil into the anterior chamber.

The bowel should be searched for polypi or hemorrhoids, and the prolapse may be cured by the removal of the irritating cause.

When these are used, the same plan as that mentioned in case of prolapse in children should be pursued.

Those who suffer from prolapse of piles should avoid the habitual use of cushioned seats.

In obstinate cases of prolapse Agnew48 recommends the use of a rectal obturator or the use of a hemorrhoidal truss.

A small button hole iridectomy was made; prolapse of the iris into the wound occurred four days later requiring incision.

Wounds at the edge of the cornea are often followed by prolapse of the iris.

Word Value for prolapse
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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