Ptosis

Ptosis (from the Greek: πτῶσις 'falling', 'a fall', 'dropped') refers to droopiness or abnormal downward displacement of a body part or organ. Particular cases include:

Ptosis (eyelid)
Ptosis (chin)
Ptosis (breasts)
Visceroptosis, of the abdominal viscera
- Gastroptosis, of the stomach
Nephroptosis, of the kidney

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See also

Prolapse, a condition in which organs fall down or slip out of place
Proptosis, or Exophthalmos

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