Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prolapse

1 sense of prolapse

Sense 1
prolapse, prolapsus, descensus -- (the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus))
       => disability, disablement, handicap, impairment -- (the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb prolapse

1 sense of prolapse

Sense 1
prolapse -- (slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum")
       => descend, fall, go down, come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again")

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