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Abstract
Drooping of the upper lid due to deficient development or paralysis of the levator palpebrae muscle.
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5 entry terms
- Ptosis, Eyelid
- Blepharoptoses
- Eyelid Ptoses
- Eyelid Ptosis
- Ptoses, Eyelid
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drooping eyelid
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67(65)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Blepharoptosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001763. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001763
- Blepharoptosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptosis_(eyelid)
- Blepharoptosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q622427