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Posted By: wwh ptosis - 11/23/02 11:30 PM
From Baltimore spelling bee:
ptosis
n.
5ModL < Gr ptbsis, a fall, falling < piptein: see FEATHER6 a prolapse, or falling of some organ or part; esp., the drooping of the upper eyelid, caused by the paralysis of its muscle
pto4tic 73tik8
adj.


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