PROPTOSIS


Meaning of PROPTOSIS in English

— proptosed /prop"tohst/ , proptotic /prop tot"ik/ , adj.

/prop toh"sis/ , n. Pathol.

1. the forward displacement of an organ.

2. exophthalmos.

[ 1670-80; próptosis a fall forward. See PRO- 2 , PTOSIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .