ptosis

Meaning

The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid or the breasts.

Synonyms

deflect

droop

drop

nutate

prolapse

sag

slack

blepharoptosis

droopy upper eyelid

preshoot

descensus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtəʊ.sɪs/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτῶσις (ptôsis, “falling, fall”), from πίπτω (píptō, “to fall down”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix). First used in 1710.