prolapsus

[ proh-lap-suhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural pro·lap·sus·es.

This method is valuable for prolapsus uteri when combined with the operation of posterior colporrhaphy.

It is considered specially applicable to cases in which slight retroversion is complicated by moderate prolapsus.

Tunc Brutus, velut si casu prolapsus cecidisset, terram osculatus est, scilicet quod ea communis mater omnium mortalium esset.

Nonnunquam etiam prolapsus in ipsam fistulam calculus: quia subinde ea extenuatur non longe ab exitu inhaerescit.

This is a very frequent complaint after bad labours, the fundus uteri becomes inverted and descends like the prolapsus ani.

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