ptosis
(noun)
Drooping of the eyelid.
Examples of ptosis in the following topics:
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Horner's Syndrome
- Horner's syndrome, also known as oculosympathetic palsy, is a combination of drooping of the eyelid (ptosis) and constriction of the pupil (miosis) on one side of the face, accompanied by decreased sweating of the face on the same side .
- Partial ptosis: drooping of the upper eyelid from loss of sympathetic innervation to the superior tarsal muscle (Müller's muscle)
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Nephroptosis (Floating Kidney)
- Nephroptosis, also called floating kidney or renal ptosis, is an abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
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Botulism
- Note the bilateral total ophthalmoplegia with ptosis in the left image and the dilated, fixed pupils in the right image.