I.to fall forwards or down, to fall flat, fall prostrate (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I. In gen.: “ad pedes alicujus,” Hor. Epod. 17, 13: “praeceps procidit ante proram,” Liv. 26, 39: “universi prociderunt,” id. 45, 25: “in corpus amici,” Stat. Th. 9, 47: “cum tu lassata sequendo Procidis,” Ov. M. 9, 649: “impulsa cupressus Euro Procidit late,” Hor. C. 4, 6, 10: “muri pars prociderat,” Liv. 31, 46 fin.—
II. In partic., of a part of the body, to fall down or forwards out of its place: “oculi procidunt,” Cels. 6, 6, 8 fin.: “oculi procidentes,” Plin. 24, 13, 73, § 118: “si procidant vulvae,” id. 23, 6, 54, § 103: “pastilli ex acaciā sistunt vulvam et sedem procidentes,” id. 24, 12, 67, § 110.—Hence, prōcĭdentĭa , ĭum, P. a., n. plur., parts of the body that fall out of their place, Plin. 23, 1, 27, § 56; 24, 11, 59, § 99.
