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Prolapse

The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the rectum.

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Descend 76% connected

To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall;…

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Disability 76% connected

State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like.

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Disablement 76% connected

Deprivation of ability; incapacity.

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Fall 76% connected

To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…

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Handicap 76% connected

An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additiona…

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Impairment 76% connected

The state of being impaired; injury.

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Ptosis 76% connected

Drooping of the upper eyelid, produced by paralysis of its levator muscle.

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Prolapsus 92% connected

Prolapse.

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Accessibility noun · 78% connection

the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

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Accommodation noun · 78% connection

living quarters provided for public convenience; "the nearby hotel offers overnight accommodation"

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Approachability noun · 78% connection

the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

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Cellular inclusion noun · 78% connection

any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"

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Differentiation noun · 78% connection

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes; "it is necessary to mak…

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Distinction noun · 78% connection

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes; "it is necessary to mak…

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Education noun · 78% connection

knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

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Inclusion noun · 78% connection

any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"

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Inclusion body noun · 78% connection

any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"

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Inclusive adjective · 78% connection

including much or everything; and especially including stated limits; "an inclusive art form"; "an inclusive fee"; "his concept of his…

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Inevitably adverb · 78% connection

in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs be objective"

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Necessarily adverb · 78% connection

in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs be objective"

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Needs adverb · 78% connection

in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs be objective"

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Of necessity adverb · 78% connection

in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs be objective"

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Avalanche noun · 78% connection

A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: falling, down, part, orifice, naturally.
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Backlash noun · 78% connection

The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected pa…

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Cohere adjective · 78% connection

To be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or…

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Colon noun · 78% connection

That part of the large intestines which extends from the caecum to the rectum. [See Illust of Digestion.]

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: falling, down, part, orifice, naturally.
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Colonoscopy noun · 78% connection

visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: falling, down, part, orifice, naturally.
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Down adjective · 78% connection

Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway.

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Dysentery noun · 78% connection

A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to ev…

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Endoscope noun · 78% connection

An instrument for examining the interior of the rectum, the urethra, and the bladder.

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Enema noun · 78% connection

An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine, or to impart nourishment.

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Head noun · 78% connection

The source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream or river; as, the head of the Nile; hence, the altitude of the source, or t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: falling, down, part, orifice, naturally.
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Hemorrhoidal adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the rectum; rectal; as, the hemorrhoidal arteries, veins, and nerves.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: falling, down, part, orifice, naturally.
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Hindgut noun · 78% connection

The posterior part of the alimentary canal, including the rectum, and sometimes the large intestine also.

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Hiss noun · 78% connection

The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove.

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Inherent adjective · 78% connection

Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as, polarity is an…

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Ischiorectal adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and ishial tuberosity.

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Large intestine noun · 78% connection

beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food resi…

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Mesorectum noun · 78% connection

The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the rectum.

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Metrotome noun · 78% connection

An instrument for cutting or scarifying the uterus or the neck of the uterus.

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