PROPTOSIS


Meaning of PROPTOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ präp-ˈtō-səs, prō-ˈtō- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, falling forward, from Greek proptōsis, from propiptein to fall forward, from pro- forward + piptein to fall — more at pro- , feather

Date: 1676

: forward projection or displacement especially of the eyeball

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