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Piece of inexpensive padding surprisingly stops condition affecting eyelid
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ptosis
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Female breast ptosis or sagging is a natural consequence of aging . The rate at which a woman's breasts droop and the degree of ptosis depends on many factors. The key factors influencing breast ptosis over a woman's lifetime are cigarette smoking, her ...
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n. drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness [also: ptoses (pl)]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1743, from Greek ptosis , literally "falling, a fall," also "the case of a noun," nominal derivative of piptein "to fall" (see symptom ). In English, especially of the eyelid. Related: Ptotic .
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n. The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid or the breasts.
Usage examples of ptosis.
My physical state is deplorable-- perpetual hiccough and ptosis of the left eyelid.