prolapse
Wordthe slipping down of an organ or body part from its normal position
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the slipping down of an organ or body part from its normal position
a tight band or strap used to stop heavy bleeding in an arm or leg
a small tube placed inside a blood vessel or other passage to keep it open
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
the tube in your throat that carries air to your lungs
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
to happen again, especially regularly
able to regrow or renew itself
a person who cuts down trees for a living
to add a quality, feeling, or flavor to something
the tube in your throat that carries air to your lungs
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
the tube that food goes through from the throat to the stomach
infected with bacteria, especially causing pus or decay
a dead human body
to hang or place something loosely over something else
a substance that lets electricity pass through it when dissolved in water or another liquid
to fall or drop very quickly and suddenly
more able or skilled than someone or something else
a line or path that turns sharply back and forth
to supply water to land or crops, especially through pipes or channels
smart and quick to learn or understand
a machine that keeps babies, eggs, or tiny living things in a controlled warm environment
winning or succeeding after a struggle
the act of keeping horses in stables
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
a sharp bend or twist in something that should be straight
relating to the intestines
a tough, flexible tissue in the body, found in places like the nose, ears, and joints
the process of removing bones from meat or fish
done in a way that is not lawful or fair
the ability to recover quickly after problems or hardship
kissing and touching someone in a sexual way
relating to the medical care of children
a temporary frame of metal poles and boards used by workers to reach high places
a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation
the act of gently rubbing or stroking something
used to show happiness, excitement, or approval
in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment
to give something a new name
a thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid
the showing of a film or TV program to an audience
to pull something back or back in
an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck
the act of gathering a crop from the fields
not harmful or dangerous
having raised ridges or lines
moving or walking with quick, light steps
a strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone
a sudden craze or strong excitement about Justin Bieber
to organize people or resources for a purpose
a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance
to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen
to make it possible for something to happen
a death caused by someone else's negligence or wrongful act, especially one that can lead to a lawsuit
serious difficulty breathing normally
to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose
to honor an event or place by being present
the process of forming scars as a wound heals
to create or perform something without preparing it first
free from germs or other living microorganisms
directly, without turning or avoiding anything
having a brain that has stopped working completely, so the person cannot recover
to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly
a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does
to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them
to become pink again as blood starts flowing into it
past tense and past participle of shoot
to be willing to do something extreme or surprising
used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly
to make something more difficult or harder to understand
a protein in the blood that helps the body fight infection
involving or affecting two sides, especially two countries or groups
to travel regularly between home and work
a very important or powerful person or thing in a particular field
to record that you have started work or a shift
to check or prove that something is correct, true, or acceptable
cleaned thoroughly by rubbing
the act of fastening something with a screw
a strong, light metal used in aircraft, tools, and medical implants
separated from the rest by cutting
a change to the opposite state, direction, or result
to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together
to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose
the police
the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting
to have known someone for a very long time
to separate something from something else, or to become separated
a group of wild boars
a serious disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever and can be deadly
a soft, comfortable shoe for wearing indoors
relating to the outer edge of something, or less important than the main part
equipped with wheels
something that blocks movement or makes progress difficult
the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools
to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests
the soft material inside bones that makes blood cells
used to say you have won or beaten someone