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prolapsus

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[proh-lap-suhs] / proʊˈlæp səs /

noun

prolapsuses plural
  1. prolapse.


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Her tonic promised to cure everything from menstrual cramps to infertility to prolapsus uteri.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2014

Nimirum Henricus Septimus null� �gritudinis prospecta caus� repente in deteriorem valetudinem prolapsus est, nec unquam potuit affectum corpus pristinum statum recuperare.

From The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) by Froude, James Anthony

While I was reading the chapter on Imposition and Demonstration,9 I was healed of endometritis and prolapsus uteri of over twenty years' standing, pronounced incurable by eminent physicians.

From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker

Studsgaard mentions that in the pathologic collection at Copenhagen there is a long, smooth stone, 17 cm. long, weighing 900 gm., which a peasant had introduced into his rectum to relieve prolapsus.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

In case of antiflexions the first exercise given for prolapsus should be taken daily.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

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