PROCIDENT

Adjective

procident (comparative more procident, superlative most procident)

(medicine) Displaced beyond the limits of a body cavity.

Usage notes

A procident organ differs from a herniated organ in that it extends beyond the limits of its normal body cavity but does not push through the muscle wall.

Source: Wiktionary



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