Pseudoptosis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A ptosis-like presentation with intact levator palpebrae superioris function. uncountable

    "The differential diagnosis of blepharoptosis was made with particular attention to pseudoptosis associated with eyebrow ptosis and dermatochalasis."

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"The differential diagnosis of blepharoptosis was made with particular attention to pseudoptosis associated with eyebrow ptosis and dermatochalasis."

Etymology

From pseudo- + ptosis.

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