prop·to·sis (pr p-t  s s)n. pl. prop·to·ses (-s  z) Forward displacement of an organ, especially an eyeball. [Late Latin propt sis, prolapse, from Greek, from propiptein, propt-, to fall forward : pro-, forward; see pro-2 + piptein, to fall; see pet- in Indo-European roots.] |
proptosis [prɒpˈtəʊsɪs]
n pl -ses [-siːz]
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol the forward displacement of an organ or part, such as the eyeball See also exophthalmos Compare prolapse
[via Late Latin from Greek, from propiptein to fall forwards]
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