ptosis

[toh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

1. a drooping of the upper eyelid.

2. prolapse or drooping of any organ.

ptosis

/ ˈtəʊsɪs, ˈtɒtɪk /

noun

1. prolapse or drooping of a part, esp the eyelid

Other Word Forms

• ptotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ptosis¹

1735–45; < New Latin < Greek ptṓsis a falling

Word History and Origins

Origin of ptosis¹

C18: from Greek: a falling

Example Sentences

Doctors at Sunderland Royal Hospital were initially baffled and diagnosed her with ptosis, an eye condition characterised by the drooping of the upper eyelid, and told her to go home to rest.

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This process is called pyroptosis, from the Latin "pyro" for fire and the Greek "ptosis" for falling off, like the leaves of a tree.

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Madiysn has been diagnosed with visual impairments – alternating exotropia, convergence insufficiency and ptosis.

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Weller discovered that he had nearly every MG symptom listed except the most common: double vision and droopy eyelids known as ptosis.

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A classic sign of this is ptosis, when people can't keep their eyes open.

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