Ptosis

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτῶσις (ptôsis, “falling, a fall”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Pto‧sis

Noun

Ptosis f (genitive Ptosis, plural Ptosen)

  1. ptosis
    Synonym: Lidsenkung

Declension

Declension of Ptosis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ptosis die Ptosen
genitive einer der Ptosis der Ptosen
dative einer der Ptosis den Ptosen
accusative eine die Ptosis die Ptosen

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