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Ptosis in a sentence

Ptosis meaning

The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid or the breasts.

Synonyms of Ptosis

prolapse prolapsus descensus

Related words

Other words often associated with Ptosis or its synonyms:

impairment disability handicap disablement fall descend

Using Ptosis

  • The main meaning on this page is: The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid or the breasts.
  • Useful related words include: prolapse, prolapsus, descensus.

Context around Ptosis

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

breast 1× drooping 1× categorize 1×

Sentence patterns with Ptosis

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

eyelid drooping ptosis and pupil 1× mg and ptosis of their 1× of breast ptosis 1× surgeons categorize ptosis by evaluating 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aging main the 1× damage to the 1× plastic surgeons categorize 1× this is done 1×

Common sentence endings:

in their eyelids 1× of breast ptosis 1× pupil dilation mydriasis 1× the chest wall 1×

Words around Ptosis

Just before it in the word index:

ptos 2 ptonomy 3 ptolemy 125 ptolemies 8 ptolemais 3 ptolemaic 34

Just after it in the word index:

ptp 11 ptpa 2 ptps 2 ptptn 3 ptr 13 ptrc 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Ptosis

  • In this selection, "ptosis" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, breast, drooping and categorize stand out and add context to how "ptosis" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include eyelid drooping ptosis and pupil and mg and ptosis of their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ptosis" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ptosis

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Aging main The seven stages of breast ptosis. (8 words)

Plastic surgeons categorize ptosis by evaluating the position of the nipple relative to the inframammary crease (where the underside of the breast meets the chest wall). (26 words)

This is done because a person with MG and ptosis of their eyes might be involuntarily using their forehead muscles to compensate for the weakness in their eyelids. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Damage to the oculomotor nerve (III) can cause double vision ( diplopia ) and inability to coordinate the movements of both eyes ( strabismus ), also eyelid drooping ( ptosis ) and pupil dilation ( mydriasis ). (29 words)

This is done because a person with MG and ptosis of their eyes might be involuntarily using their forehead muscles to compensate for the weakness in their eyelids. (28 words)

Plastic surgeons categorize ptosis by evaluating the position of the nipple relative to the inframammary crease (where the underside of the breast meets the chest wall). (26 words)

Example sentences (4)

Aging main The seven stages of breast ptosis.

Damage to the oculomotor nerve (III) can cause double vision ( diplopia ) and inability to coordinate the movements of both eyes ( strabismus ), also eyelid drooping ( ptosis ) and pupil dilation ( mydriasis ).

Plastic surgeons categorize ptosis by evaluating the position of the nipple relative to the inframammary crease (where the underside of the breast meets the chest wall).

This is done because a person with MG and ptosis of their eyes might be involuntarily using their forehead muscles to compensate for the weakness in their eyelids.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ptosis" in a sentence?
An example: "Aging main The seven stages of breast ptosis." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "ptosis" from authentic English texts.
What does "ptosis" mean?
Ptosis means: The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid or the breasts.
What are synonyms of "ptosis"?
Common synonyms of "ptosis" include: prolapse, prolapsus, descensus.
How many example sentences with "ptosis" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "ptosis", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.