exstrophy

[ ek-struh-fee ]

noun,plural ex·stro·phies.

Pathology. a birth defect resulting in the eversion of an organ: exstrophy of the bladder.

Origin of exstrophy

1830–40; <Greek ekstroph(ḗ) inversion of the uterus, literally, a turning inside out (see ec-, strophe) + -y³

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British Dictionary definitions for exstrophy

exstrophy

/ (ˈɛkstrəfɪ) /

noun

med congenital eversion of a hollow organ, esp the urinary bladder

Origin of exstrophy

C19: from Greek ex- 1 + strophein to turn

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