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Ptosis
- Definition
- Failed eyelid opening
- Causes
- Congenital
- Bilateral paralysis of Levator palpebrae superioris
- Causes complete ptosis
- Bilateral paralysis of Levator palpebrae superioris
- Acquired
- CN 3 Disease
- Encephalitis
- Horner's Syndrome (Incomplete ptosis)
- Congenital
Ptosis (C0033377) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | The protrusion of an organ or part of an organ into a natural or artificial orifice. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) , Anatomical Abnormality (T190) |
| English | Caudal displacement, Downward displacement, Inferior displacement, Procidentia, Prolapse, Prolapses, Ptosis |
| Spanish | desplazamiento caudal, desplazamiento descendente, desplazamiento en direccion inferior, procidencia, prolapso, ptosis |
| Parent Concepts | distortion or displacement of body part (C0679321), Pathological Conditions, Anatomical (C0752135), Deformity (C0302142), Spatial Displacement (C0012727) |
| Sources | AOD, COSTAR, DXP, LCH, MSH, MTH, NCI, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
