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Prolapse vs Hernia - What's the difference?

prolapse | hernia |

As nouns the difference between prolapse and hernia

is that prolapse is a moving out of place, especially a protrusion of an internal organ while hernia is a disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

As a verb prolapse

is to move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position.

prolapse

English

Verb

(wikipedia prolapse) (prolaps)
  • To move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A moving out of place, especially a protrusion of an internal organ
  • Synonyms

    * prolapsus

    Anagrams

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    hernia

    English

    Noun

  • (pathology) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
  • Derived terms

    * hernial * herniated * herniotomy English nouns with irregular plurals