Ptosis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Abnormal lowering or drooping of an organ or a part, especially a drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle weakness or paralysis.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Drooping of the upper eyelid, produced by paralysis of its levator muscle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • A falling of the upper eyelid, or inability to raise it, due to paralysis of the levator palpebræ.
  • n. A falling down or prolapse of any of the abdominal viscera. Also called Glenard's disease and enteroptosis.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness
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