Definition of Ectropic

1. displaying the red inner surface of the eyelid [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectropic

ectotympanic
ectozoa
ectozoan
ectozoans
ectozoic
ectozoon
ectrocheiry
ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-clefting syndrome
ectrogenic
ectromelia virus
ectromelic
ectropic (current term)
ectropion
ectropion uveae
ectropium
ectropody
ectrotic
ectylurea
ectypal
ectype
ectypes
ectypography
ecu
ecuelle
ecuelles

Literary usage of Ectropic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British Gynaecological Journal by British Gynaecological Society (1886)
"ectropic erosion might be caused by laceration during labour, by undue division of the cervix, ... He treated all cases of ectropic erosion by ..."

2. Surgery of deformities of the face by John Bingham Roberts (1912)
"These are to be rotated and inserted in the gaps left after the ectropic lid has been replaced. The pedicle of such a flap is divided when union has been ..."

3. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1891)
"... injections the lips could for the first time again be shut, the gum of the upper jaw having remained uncovered by the ectropic upper lip for years. ..."

4. The Year Book of Pediatrics (1903)
"The face is senile; the lids ectropic. The scales are not shed easily, and all over the body the tendency to induration and to fissuring is noticeable. ..."

5. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1894)
"The eyelids are apt to become ectropic, and the limbs are apt to retain their foetal position. In some cases the skin becomes normal in a few weeks, ..."

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