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.

medical

herniation

Organ protruding abnormally

incarceration · uterine · rectal · vaginal · pelvic · organ · mucosal · bladder · hemorrhoidal · valve

displacement

sagging

Bending downward weakly

slippage · sinking · collapse · subsidence · dislocation · extrusion · bulging · downward · dropping · descending

Opposites
anatomical position

prolapsesretracts

Withdraws a statement

reduces · repositions · stays in place · elevates · ascends

structural integrity

prolapsesruptures

Breaks or bursts suddenly

supports · stabilizes · maintains · tears · secures

Family

prolapse, prolapsed

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