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
1Words Nearby exstrophy
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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
1C19: from Greek ex- 1 + strophein to turn
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