prolapsus, prolapse

[Lat. prolapsus, pa. par. of prolabor =to fall forward: pro =forward, and labor (pa. par. lapsus ) = to fall, to glide.] Pathol.: A protrusion, as well as a falling down, of a part of some viscus, so as to be partly external, IMG:content-1584.png:[blocks in formation] prō-lěp-tic-al-ly, adv . [Eng. proleptical ; -ly .] In a proleptic manner; by way of anticipation. "Knowledge and understanding apprehend things pro Chiefly used in the expre ions prolapsus ani (a falling down and protrusion of the extremity of the rectum); prolapsus uteri (the protrusion of the womb beyond or at the vulva). *prō-lāte, v . t . [PROLATE, a.] To lengthen or draw out in pronunciation or sound; to utter in a drawling manner. "Foun-der-ed; Ben Jonson: New Inn , iii. 2. Prolate it right." prō'-lāte, a. [Lat. prolatus , pa. par. of profero = to carry forward: pro = forward, and fero = to bear.] Extended, elongated in the direction of the polar axis.