Ptosis

See also: ptosis

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτῶσις (ptôsis, “falling, a fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈptoːzɪs]
• Hyphenation: Pto‧sis

Noun

Ptosis f (genitive Ptosis, plural Ptosen)

1. ptosis

   Synonym: Lidsenkung

Declension

Declension of Ptosis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ptosis	die	Ptosen
genitive	einer	der	Ptosis	der	Ptosen
dative	einer	der	Ptosis	den	Ptosen
accusative	eine	die	Ptosis	die	Ptosen

Further reading

• “Ptosis” in Duden online