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exstrophy

[ ek-struh-fee ]

noun

plural exstrophies.
  1. Pathology. a birth defect resulting in the eversion of an organ:

    exstrophy of the bladder.



exstrophy

/ ˈɛ°ì²õ³Ù°ùÉ™´Úɪ /

noun

  1. med congenital eversion of a hollow organ, esp the urinary bladder
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exstrophy1

1830–40; < Greek ekstroph ( ḗ ) inversion of the uterus, literally, a turning inside out ( ec-, strophe ) + -y 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exstrophy1

C19: from Greek ex- 1+ strophein to turn
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He was born with cloacal exstrophy, which means some of his organs were outside of his body when he was born.

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The operative survival rate for exstrophy is better than the entire group quoted above, because of their younger age and the absence of tumor.

There is a French record of a case of exstrophy of the umbilicus, attended with abnormal concretions.

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It is the rule in exstrophy of the bladder.

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He awoke in a great state of agitation, and a few days later the wife was delivered of a child with exstrophy of the bladder.

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