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entropion

English

Alternative forms

  • entropium

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?]

Noun

entropion (countable and uncountable, plural entropia)

  1. (pathology) An inversion (turning inward) of the margin of the eyelid

Related terms

  • entropy

Anagrams

  • pontonier, prenotion, tropinone

French

Noun

entropion m (plural entropions)

  1. entropion

Further reading

  • “entropion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French entropion.

Noun

entropion n (uncountable)

  1. entropion

Declension

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ectropion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????????? (ektrópion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k?t???pi?n/

Noun

ectropion (countable and uncountable, plural ectropions)

  1. A condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of the lower eyelid.

Anagrams

  • Neotropic, neotropic, piroctone

French

Noun

ectropion m (plural ectropions)

  1. ectropion

Romanian

Etymology

From French ectropion.

Noun

ectropion n (uncountable)

  1. ectropion

Declension

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