n.
Pronunciation: en- ' tr ō -p ē - ˌ än, -p ē - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from en- 2 en- + ec tropion turning out of the eyelid, from Greek ektropion, from ektrepein to turn out, from ex- out + trepein to turn
Date: circa 1860
: the inversion or turning inward of the border of the eyelid against the eyeball