prolapses
Organs slide out
Prolapses is the plural of prolapse, a medical condition where an organ or tissue slips from its normal position, often protruding through an opening: uterine prolapses, rectal prolapses.
As a verb, prolapses means undergoes such displacement: The valve prolapses when blood pressure drops.
The condition ranges from mild to requiring surgical repair.
Organ protruding abnormally
- protrusionPart extending outward
- ptosisAbnormal lid drooping
- eversionTurning inside out
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
uterine · rectal · vaginal · pelvic · organ · mucosal · bladder · hemorrhoidal
herniation
Organ protruding abnormally
- protrusionPart extending outward
- ptosisAbnormal lid drooping
- eversionTurning inside out
incarceration · uterine · rectal · vaginal · pelvic · organ · mucosal · bladder · hemorrhoidal · valve
sagging
Bending downward weakly
slippage · sinking · collapse · subsidence · dislocation · extrusion · bulging · downward · dropping · descending
prolapsesretracts
Withdraws a statement
reduces · repositions · stays in place · elevates · ascends