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PTOSES
PTOSIS
ptosis
(noun) drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
ptoses
plural of ptosis
Anagrams
• T poses, T-poses, e-stops, estops, pestos, posest, posets, posset, stoeps, stopes
Source: Wiktionary
PTOSIS
Pto"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Drooping of the upper eyelid, produced by paralysis of its levator muscle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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