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Definition of: ptosis
(tō′sis) noun Pathol.
The permanent drooping of the upper eyelid, due to paralysis of the lifting muscle of the lid. [<NL <Gk. ptōsis a falling <piptein fall]
—pto·tic (tō′tik) adjective
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