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prolapseDisplacement of an organ due to the effects of strain in weakening the supporting tissues. The term is most often used with regard to the rectum (due to chronic bowel problems) or the uterus (following several pregnancies). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Facilis descensus Averni, to borrow the words of the Poet. In April 1976, LTC approved the LCMS reviewers' request of changing the descensus clause back to "hell. Included in that is the agreement that the imprisoned spirits in 3:19 are unrelated to the dead in 4:6 but that they are related to the supernatural powers mentioned in 3:22, and that there is no descensus ad inferos implied in 3:19. |
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