ectropion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκτρόπιον (ektrópion).

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈtɹəʊpiən/

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ectropion (countable and uncountable, plural ectropions)

1. A condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of the lower eyelid.
2. A condition of the cervix, characterized by the cells of the endocervix being present in the location of the ectocervix

• Neotropic, neotropic, piroctone

ectropion m (plural ectropions)

1. ectropion

• “ectropion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From French ectropion.

ectropion n (uncountable)

1. ectropion