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exstrophy
[ ek-struh-fee ]
noun
plural exstrophies.
- Pathology. a birth defect resulting in the eversion of an organ:
exstrophy of the bladder.
exstrophy
/ ˈɛ°ì²õ³Ù°ùÉ™´Úɪ /
noun
- med congenital eversion of a hollow organ, esp the urinary bladder
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of exstrophy1
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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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