ectropion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκτρόπιον (ektrópion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈtɹəʊpiən/

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Noun

ectropion (countable and uncountable, plural ectropions)(medicine, pathology)

1. A condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of the lower eyelid.
2. A condition of the cervix, characterized by the cells of the endocervix being present in the location of the ectocervix.

See also

• entropion

Anagrams

• Neotropic, neotropic, piroctone

French

Noun

ectropion m (plural ectropions)

1. ectropion

Further reading

• “ectropion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ectropion.

Noun

ectropion n (uncountable)

1. ectropion

Declension

declension of ectropion (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) ectropion	ectropionul
genitive/dative	(unui) ectropion	ectropionului
vocative	ectropionule