exstrophy

[ ek-struh-fee ]

/ ˈɛk strə fi /

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noun, plural ex·stro·phies.

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

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Origin of exstrophy

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

Words nearby exstrophy

exsolution, exsolve, exsorption, exstipulate, ex store, exstrophy, exstrophy of bladder, exstrophy of cloaca, ext., extant, extd.

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British Dictionary definitions for exstrophy

exstrophy

/ (ˈɛkstrəfɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for exstrophy

C19: from Greek ex- 1 + strophein to turn

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Medical definitions for exstrophy

exstrophy

[ ĕk′strə-fē ]

A congenital turning out or eversion of a hollow organ.