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prolapse

[proh-laps, proh-laps, proh-laps] / proʊˈlæps, ˈproʊ læps, proʊˈlæps /




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Mesh was considered to be the gold standard treatment for incontinence and prolapse in women for years.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

When these muscles become overly tight or loose, patients can experience issues like pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual dysfunction, and incontinence—which all have serious implications if left untreated.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2025

She had been admitted to hospital on 7 February following a sudden loss of mobility in her lower limbs after a disc prolapse.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025

Estimates vary but around 50% of people who have had babies experience some degree of prolapse and the use of forceps or a vacuum during birth increases the risk.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2024

There was ectopia vesicae and prolapse of the intestine at the umbilicus; the right kidney was elongated; the right vas deferens opened into the ureter.

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

The doctors’ verdict: Devi had suffered a prolapsed uterus and would need a hysterectomy.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

A Czech native who came to Britain 10 years ago, she left her job cleaning offices in mid-2021 because of pain from a prolapsed pelvic organ.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

With an acute prolapsed disc and another bulging disc, MacDonald has been told she may recover in 12-18 months or, maybe, not at all.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2022

Artrip, who has a prolapsed uterus that would make pregnancy risky, had also taken the morning-after pill, then tried to induce a miscarriage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2020

One or both may be absent or malformed, or they are subject to displacements, being either undescended, contained in a hernia or prolapsed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

At nearly 18 weeks, Zurawski was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix, a condition that causes premature dilation and prolapsing membranes.

From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2023

Their eyes widen and fall at the same time as if their social skills are prolapsing, and their voice falters as they are the most honest they’ve been all year.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2016

The building next to us seems to be demolishing itself: huge ventilation panels, satellite dishes and other nondescript chunks of edifice-guttery keep prolapsing and crashing down onto its lower roof.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2015




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