proptosis
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prop·to·sis
(prŏp-tō'sĭs) 
n., pl., -ses (-sēz).
Forward displacement of an organ, especially an eyeball.
n., pl., -ses (-sēz).
Forward displacement of an organ, especially an eyeball.
[Late Latin proptōsis, prolapse, from Greek, from propiptein, proptō-, to fall forward : pro-, forward; see pro-2 + piptein, to fall.]
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prop·to·sis
(prŏp-tō'sĭs)
n., pl. -ses (-sēz).
n., pl. -ses (-sēz).
Forward displacement of an organ, especially an eyeball.
prop·tot·ic (-tŏt'ĭk) adj.Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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proptosis
Forward displacement or bulging, especially of the eye; exophthalmos.
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proptosis
(prop-tō′sis)
n
n
The forward displacement or protrusion of the eyeball. See also
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- Signs and Symptoms - proptosis: forward displacement of an organ, esp. eyeball
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