‖ prolapsus Path.
(prəʊˈlæpsəs)
[late L. prōlaps-us n., f. ppl. stem of L. prōlābi, prōlaps-, to slip forward or down: see pro-1 and lapse n.]
A slipping forward or down of a part or organ, esp. of a part of the viscera, from its normal position into a cavity or through an opening; spec. that of the uterus or of the rectum.
prolapsus of the iris, the protrusion of the iris through an ulcer or wound of the cornea.
| [1693 tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Prolapsus Uteri. 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Prolapsus oculi..Prolapsus uvulæ.] 1797 M. Baillie Morb. Anat. (1807) 409 One of the most common diseases of the vagina is its inversion, or prolapsus. 1857 Bullock Cazeaux' Midwif. 317 Either a simple descent, or an incomplete or complete prolapsus may occur. 1875 H. Walton Dis. Eye 574 Where the iris is on the stretch from prolapsus. 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 513 Sometimes..associated with piles and prolapsus. |