- ptosis sympathetica
- Horner p.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ptosis sympathetica
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Ptosis — Downward displacement. Ptosis of the eyelids is drooping of the eyelids. * * * 1. A sinking down or prolapse of an organ. 2. SYN: blepharoptosis. [G. p., a falling] p. adiposa SYN: blepharochalasis. aponeurogenic p. drooping of the eyelid caused… … Medical dictionary
Horner ptosis — moderate ptosis with retraction of the eyeball, miosis, and flushing of the affected side of the face, due to lesions of the cervical sympathetic nerves, part of the symptom complex called Horner syndrome. Called also p. sympathetica … Medical dictionary
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Sympathetic root of ciliary ganglion — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus sympathetica ganglii ciliaris GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Pathways in the Ciliary Ganglion. Green = parasympathetic; Red = sympathetic; Blue = sensory Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom =… … Wikipedia
