- proptoses
- n. (Medicine) protrusion of a body part (esp. the eye)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
proptoses
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proptosis — [präp tō′sis] n. pl. proptoses [präp tō′sēz΄] [ModL < LL < Gr proptōsis < propiptein, to fall forward < pro , before (see PRO 1) + piptein, to fall: see FEATHER] Med. a forward or downward displacement; protrusion, as of the eyeball … English World dictionary
