Misplaced Pages

Ptosis

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

(Redirected from Ptopsis)

Ptosis (from Greek πτῶσις 'falling, a fall, dropped') refers to droopiness or abnormal downward displacement of a body part or organ. Particular cases include:

Ptosis (eyelid)
Ptosis (chin)
Ptosis (breasts)
Visceroptosis, of the abdominal viscera
- Gastroptosis, of the stomach
Nephroptosis, of the kidney

See also

Prolapse, a condition in which organs fall down or slip out of place
Proptosis, or Exophthalmos

Topics referred to by the same term

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ptosis.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Category:

Disambiguation pages