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Congenital ptosis of the eyelids(health)

ptosis adiposa (medicine)


ptosis adiposa -->
blepharochalasis


A condition in which there is a redundancy of the skin of the upper eyelids so that a fold of skin hangs down, often concealing the tarsal margin when the eye is open.

Synonym: ptosis adiposa.

Origin: blepharo-+ G. Chalasis, a slackening