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proptosis

[ prop-toh-sis ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. the forward displacement of an organ.


proptosis

/ 辫谤蓲辫藞迟蓹蕣蝉瑟蝉 /

noun

  1. pathol the forward displacement of an organ or part, such as the eyeball See also exophthalmos Compare prolapse
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤辞辫路迟辞蝉别诲 [prop, -tohst], 辫谤辞辫路迟辞迟路颈肠 [prop-, tot, -ik], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of proptosis1

1670鈥80; < New Latin < Greek 辫谤贸辫迟艒蝉颈蝉 a fall forward. See pro- 2, ptosis
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of proptosis1

C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from propiptein to fall forwards
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Example Sentences

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鈥淎bout 34 percent of the gargoyles have proptosis 鈥 you know, bulgy eyes 鈥 which goes along with hyperthyroid,鈥 she says with a chuckle.

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They also may painful eye disorders because of their malformed sockets; pugs, for instance, are particularly prone to ocular proptosis, a condition in which their eyes pop out of their skulls.

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鈥淚t was proptosis,鈥 Thone said.

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The proptosis and subconjunctival h忙morrhage cleared up.

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There was considerable proptosis, 艙dema and discoloration of the eyelid, and subconjunctival ecchymosis, but the movements of the eyeball could be made and light could be distinguished.

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