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单词 proptosis
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Definition of proptosis in English:

proptosis

noun prɒpˈtəʊsɪsˌpräpˈtōsəs
mass nounMedicine
  • Abnormal protrusion or displacement of an eye or other body part.

    〔医〕前垂,脱出,突出;眼凸出

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The skull is a frequent site of bone metastases, which commonly present as proptosis and periorbital ecchymoses.
    • A 35-year-old man presented with symptoms of decreased visual acuity, proptosis, and ptosis of the left eye that had lasted for 2 weeks.
    • Significant clinical findings included 7 mm of proptosis on the right eye.
    • A 66-year-old woman presented with headaches, left eye proptosis, and loss of vision from her left eye for 2 years.
    • Signs of orbital injury include periorbital ecchymosis, edema, proptosis, and bony step-offs of the orbital rim.

Origin

Late 17th century: via late Latin from Greek proptōsis, from pro 'before' + piptein 'to fall'.

Definition of proptosis in US English:

proptosis

nounˌpräpˈtōsəs
Medicine
  • Abnormal protrusion or displacement of an eye or other body part.

    〔医〕前垂,脱出,突出;眼凸出

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A 66-year-old woman presented with headaches, left eye proptosis, and loss of vision from her left eye for 2 years.
    • Signs of orbital injury include periorbital ecchymosis, edema, proptosis, and bony step-offs of the orbital rim.
    • Significant clinical findings included 7 mm of proptosis on the right eye.
    • The skull is a frequent site of bone metastases, which commonly present as proptosis and periorbital ecchymoses.
    • A 35-year-old man presented with symptoms of decreased visual acuity, proptosis, and ptosis of the left eye that had lasted for 2 weeks.

Origin

Late 17th century: via late Latin from Greek proptōsis, from pro ‘before’ + piptein ‘to fall’.

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