prolapse

English

Etymology

From Latin prolapsus.

Verb

prolapse (third-person singular simple present prolapses, present participle prolapsing, simple past and past participle prolapsed)

1. (intransitive) To move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position.

Translations

to move out of place

• Esperanto: prolapsi
• Greek: προπίπτω (propípto)

• Icelandic: síga, falla fram
• Swedish: falla fram

Noun

prolapse (countable and uncountable, plural prolapses)

1. A moving out of place, especially a protrusion of an internal organ

Synonyms

• prolapsus

Translations

a moving out of place

• Esperanto: prolapso
• Finnish: esiinluiskahdus, laskeuma
• Greek: πρόπτωση (el) f (próptosi)
• Icelandic: framfall n, sig (is) n

• Japanese: 脱出 (ja)
• Spanish: prolapso m
• Swedish: framfall n, prolaps

Anagrams

• propales, sapropel

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Latin

Participle

prōlāpse

1. vocative masculine singular of prōlāpsus