exstrophy
English
editEtymology
editFrom ex- + Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”) + -y.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.stɹəf.i/
Noun
editexstrophy (plural exstrophies)
- (anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
- (especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.
Synonyms
edit- extroversion (esp. w/relation to the bladder)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editeversion of an organ
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References
edit- “exstrophy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “exstrophy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.