prolapse
Internal tissue descent
Prolapse occurs when an internal organ or tissue slips from its normal position, often protruding through an opening in the body.
Medical contexts include uterine prolapse, where the uterus descends into the vaginal canal, and rectal prolapse, where part of the rectum protrudes from the anus.
The term functions as both noun and verb: The surgeon repaired the prolapse; weakened muscles can cause organs to prolapse.
Risk factors include childbirth, aging, and chronic straining.
Organ protruding abnormally
- uterineOf the womb
- pelvicOf the hip girdle
- incontinenceInability to retain waste
- ptosisAbnormal lid drooping
rectal · vaginal · bladder · uterus · invagination · pessary · hysterectomy · perineum
Bulge through enclosing tissue
- protrudeExtend beyond surroundings
- extrudeForce through an opening
- descendMove to lower position
- slipMinor error or misstep
bulge · displace · misalign · malposition · eversion · dislodge · shift · sag
Hanging or bending downward
- saggingBending downward weakly
- descendingMoving downward
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
- protrudingExtending outward noticeably
falling · slipping · dropping · sinking · weakening · stretching · loosening · lax
herniation
Organ protruding abnormally
- uterineOf the womb
- pelvicOf the hip girdle
- incontinenceInability to retain waste
ptosis · rectal · vaginal · bladder · uterus · invagination · pessary · hysterectomy · perineum · sphincter
herniate
Bulge through enclosing tissue
slip · bulge · displace · misalign · malposition · eversion · dislodge · shift · sag · drop
drooping
Hanging or bending downward
- saggingBending downward weakly
- descendingMoving downward
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
protruding · falling · slipping · dropping · sinking · weakening · stretching · loosening · lax · flaccid
- pelvic conditionsPID, pelvic pain, endometritis, pelvic fracture, endometriosis
- reproductive healthpregnancy, infertility, childbirth, male infertility, fertility rates
- women's healthgynecologist, gynecology, menstruation, OB-GYN, period
- heart conditionsheart failure, heart disease, heart attack, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy
- livestock problemsdisease, parasites, predators, injury, lameness
- medical findingscyst, tumor, lesion, polyp, hernia
prolapsereduction
Making something smaller
proper alignment · retraction · reposition · in situ · elevation
prolapsesupport
To uphold or sustain
suspension · fixation · structural support · containment · stabilization