ptosis

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First, the Possible Side Effects: Common side effects with BOTOX treatment include nausea, headache, bruising, flu-like syndrome, minor pain, temporary drooping of the eyelid (ptosis), and respiratory infection.

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  1. noun Abnormal lowering or drooping of an organ or a part, especially a drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle weakness or paralysis.

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  • ABC News: Dark Days in Detroit Spread to Football Field Ptosis Los Angeles Dr. Fett, is an expert in correcting ptosis, the severe drooping of an eyelid. —  Yahoo! News: Top Stories
  • • Focal neurological signs: Unilateral dilated pupil with or without other cranial nerve 3 signs (ptosis, medial rectus palsey), or visual field cuts, or CN 3,4,5,6 abnormalities, or other focal neurological signs. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • First, the Possible Side Effects: Common side effects with BOTOX treatment include nausea, headache, bruising, flu-like syndrome, minor pain, temporary drooping of the eyelid (ptosis), and respiratory infection. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • A 68 year-old female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, remotely treated breast cancer and sarcoidosis presented with a 4-day history of rapidly progressive right frontal and periorbital headache, associated with right ptosis, diplopia and unsteady gait. —  Clinical Cases and Images - Blog
  • Eye care What if i leave ptosis untreated? is there any risk tht its gonna go worse? —  Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories
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  1. Greek ptōsis, fall, from piptein, ptō-, to fall; see pet- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Greek πτῶσις, a fall, a falling, from πίπτειν (perfect πέπτωκα, verbal adjective πτωτός), fall, = Latin petere, fall upon, attack, seek, etc.: see petition.
 

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