Akademik

descensus

noun

the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)

• Syn: ↑prolapse, ↑prolapsus

• Derivationally related forms: ↑prolapse (for: ↑prolapse)

• Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment

• Hyponyms:

↑enteroptosis, ↑glossoptosis, ↑metroptosis, ↑descensus uteri, ↑nephroptosis, ↑nephroptosia, ↑ptosis, ↑ureterocele, ↑urethrocele

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\\-n(t)səs\ noun (-es)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, descent, from descensus, past participle of descendere

medicine : descent, prolapse

Useful english dictionary. 2012.