Definition of ptoses Ptoses

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ptoses (Noun)
Plural of ptosis.

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ptoses, noun, plural of ptosis.

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Noun

Plural: ptoses

ptosis - drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness

descensus, prolapse, prolapsus the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)

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ptosis (Noun)
The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

ptosis (n.)
Drooping of the upper eyelid, produced by paralysis of its levator muscle.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

ptosis
tō′sis, n. inability to raise the upper eyelid. [Gr.,—piptein, to fall.]

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ptosis, noun, singular of ptoses.

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ptoses in sign language

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