Proptosis Definition

prŏp-tōsĭs
proptosis
noun
A forward or downward displacement; protrusion, as of the eyeball.
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Origin of Proptosis

  • Late Latin proptōsis prolapse from Greek from propiptein to fall forward pro- forward pro–2 piptein ptō- to fall pet- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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