- congenital ptosis
- ptosis present at birth and resulting from maldevelopment of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle.
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congenital ptosis
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Congenital — Present at birth. A condition that is congenital is one that is present at birth. There are numerous uses of congenital in medicine. There are, for example, congenital abnormalities. (For more examples, see below.) Versus genetic : One dictionary … Medical dictionary
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Ptôsis — Ptosis Ptosis des paupières Classification et ressources externes CIM 10 H02.4 CIM 9 374.3 Le ptosis, ou ptôse palpébrale ou encore blépharoptose, est la chute de la paupière supérieure (uni ou bilatérale), résultant d un déficit du muscle… … Wikipédia en Français
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