PROPTOSIS


Meaning of PROPTOSIS in English

[prop.to.sis] n [NL, fr. LL, falling forward, fr. Gk proptosis, fr. propiptein to fall forward, fr. pro- forward + piptein to fall--more at pro-, feather] (1676): forward projection or displacement esp. of the eyeball

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