proptose
English
Verb
proptose (third-person singular simple present proptoses, present participle proptosing, simple past and past participle proptosed)
- (ophthalmology) To displace (an eye) in its socket; to cause exophthalmus.
- 2011, Kirk N. Gelatt, Janice P. Gelatt, Caryn Plummer, Veterinary Ophthalmic Surgery, →ISBN, page 378:
- Because of the usual dorsal approach, the lateral and medial rectus muscles are secured by sutures, and with traction, can proptose the globe forward.
- 2013, Kenneth W. Wright, Peter H. Spiegel, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, →ISBN, page 252:
- When performing forced ductions for possible rectus muscle restriction, proptose the eye to stretch the rectus muscles.
- 2018, Anna Rogers, With Them Through Hell, →ISBN, page 217:
- Davies had worn a diaphragm in it for years, which had caused irritation and produced bad nose bleeds; his right eyeball was proptosed (displaced in its socket).
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Related terms
- proptosis
Anagrams
- top ropes, top-ropes, topropes
French
Noun
proptose f (plural proptoses)
- exophthalmos
- Synonym: exophtalmie
Further reading
- “proptose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.