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

Translations

ptosi

ptosis

Senkung eines Organs

paupière

ptose

vedi prolasso

verzakking

ptosis

ptose

queda de um órgão

ptosis

ptosi

caída de un órgano

Ptose

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.