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—proptosed /prop"tohst/, proptotic /prop tot"ik/, adj./prop toh"sis/, n. Pathol.1. the forward displacement of an organ.2. exophthalmos.[1670-80; < NL < Gk próptosis a fall forward. See PRO-2, PTOSIS]
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proptosis — f. anat. patol. Caída hacia delante de un órgano o estructura. Medical Dictionary. 2011. proptosis Abombamiento … Diccionario médico
proptosis — [präp tō′sis] n. pl. proptoses [präp tō′sēz΄] [ModL < LL < Gr proptōsis < propiptein, to fall forward < pro , before (see PRO 1) + piptein, to fall: see FEATHER] Med. a forward or downward displacement; protrusion, as of the eyeball … English World dictionary
Proptōsis — (Proptōma, gr.), so v.w. Prolapsus … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
proptosis — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
proptosis — Eng. Proptosis Protrusión del ojo … Diccionario de oftalmología
proptosis — [prɒp təʊsɪs] noun Medicine protrusion or displacement of an eye or other body participle Origin C17: via late L. from Gk proptōsis, from pro before + piptein to fall … English new terms dictionary
proptosis — prop•to•sis [[t]prɒpˈtoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. 1) pat the forward displacement of an organ 2) pat exophthalmos • Etymology: 1670–80; < NL < Gk próptōsis a fall forward. See pro II, ptosis … From formal English to slang
proptosis — n. Med. protrusion or displacement, esp. of an eye. Etymology: LL f. Gk proptosis (as PRO (2), pipto fall) … Useful english dictionary
proptosis — SYN: exophthalmos. [G. p., a falling forward] * * * pro·pto·sis ( )prō tō səs, präp tō n, pl pto·ses .sēz forward projection or displacement esp. of the eyeball * * * n. forward displacement of an organ, especially the eye (see exophthalmos). * * … Medical dictionary
Proptosis — vorgetriebener Augapfel … Universal-Lexikon
