pseudoptosis
English
Etymology
pseudo- + ptosis
Noun
pseudoptosis (uncountable)
- (pathology) A ptosis-like presentation with intact levator palpebrae superioris function.
- 2015 July 11, “Obesity as a Potential Risk Factor for Blepharoptosis: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2010”, in PLOS ONE, DOI: :
- The differential diagnosis of blepharoptosis was made with particular attention to pseudoptosis associated with eyebrow ptosis and dermatochalasis.
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Derived terms
- pseudoptotic