Exstrophy
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exstrophy — [ek′strə fē] n. [< EX 1 + Gr strophē, a turning: see STROPHE] Med. the turning inside out of an organ; esp., such a congenital condition of the urinary bladder … English World dictionary
Exstrophy — Eversion of a hollow organ at birth. An exstrophic bladder is one that is turned inside out like a rubber glove. In exstrophy of the cloaca (a primitive embryonic structure) an area of the intestine is interposed between two separate areas of the … Medical dictionary
exstrophy — /ek streuh fee/, n., pl. exstrophies. Pathol. a birth defect resulting in the eversion of an organ: exstrophy of the bladder. [1830 40; < Gk ekstroph(é) inversion of the uterus, lit., a turning inside out (see EC , STROPHE) + Y3] * * * … Universalium
exstrophy-epispadias complex — a group of congenital defects of the anterior abdominal wall, including exstrophy of the bladder, exstrophy of the cloaca, and epispadias, believed to be caused by failure of the cloacal membrane to be reinforced by ingrowth of mesoderm … Medical dictionary
exstrophy of bladder — a developmental anomaly marked by absence of a portion of the lower anterior abdominal wall and the anterior bladder wall, with eversion of the posterior bladder wall through the defect and with an open pubic arch and widely separated ischia… … Medical dictionary
exstrophy of cloaca — cloacal exstrophy a developmental anomaly in which two segments of bladder (hemibladders) are separated by an area of intestine with a mucosal surface, resembling a large red tumor in the midline of the lower abdomen. Called also ectopia cloacae … Medical dictionary
exstrophy — ex·stro·phy … English syllables
exstrophy — n. a severe congenital abnormality in which the bladder fails to close during development: the baby is born with an absent lower abdominal wall and the internal surface of the posterior bladder wall is exposed. It is associated with epispadias,… … The new mediacal dictionary
exstrophy — n. Medicine, having organ especially bladder, turned inside out … Dictionary of difficult words
exstrophy — ˈekstrəfē noun ( es) Etymology: ex (I) + strophy (from Greek strophein to turn + English y) more at strophe : eversion of a part or organ; spe … Useful english dictionary
