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ectropion
(ec¦tro|pion)
Pronunciation:
/ɛkˈtrəʊpɪən/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
a condition, typically a consequence of advanced age, in which the eyelid is turned outwards away from the eyeball.
Origin:
late 17th century
: from Greek, from
ek-
'out' +
trepein
'to turn'
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