ptosis

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Ptosis ({{ety|el|πτῶσις |falling, a fall, dropped}}) refers to droopiness or abnormal downward displacement of a body part or organ.

Medicine

Ptosis (eyelid)
Ptosis (chin)
Ptosis (breasts)
Visceroptosis, of the abdominal viscera
Gastroptosis, of the stomach
Nephroptosis, of the kidney

Other

The Fall of Satan

See also

Prolapse, a condition in which organs fall down or slip out of place
Proptosis, or Exophthalmos

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