pseudoptosis

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noun

A ptosis-like presentation with intact levator palpebrae superioris function.

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Meanings

nounpseudoptosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA ptosis-like presentation with intact levator palpebrae superioris function.

    The differential diagnosis of blepharoptosis was made with particular attention to pseudoptosis associated with eyebrow ptosis and dermatochalasis.

    2015 July 11, “Obesity as a Potential Risk Factor for Blepharoptosis: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2010”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pseudo- + ptosis.

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APA

pseudoptosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoptosis

MLA

“pseudoptosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoptosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoptosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoptosis.

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