prolapse

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
  2. verb slip or fall out of place, as of body parts

Synonyms

prolapsus, descensus

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
disability
Narrower (hyponyms)
nephroptosis, ureterocele, glossoptosis, ptosis, urethrocele, metroptosis

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