Ptosis
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Ptosis (from the Greek: πτῶσις 'falling', 'a fall', 'dropped') refers to droopiness or abnormal downward displacement of a body part or organ. Particular cases include:
- Ptosis (eyelid)
- Ptosis (chin)
- Ptosis (breasts)
- Visceroptosis, of the abdominal viscera
- Gastroptosis, of the stomach
- Nephroptosis, of the kidney