Look up: exstrophy

1. Exstrophy
   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 bladder. The word exstrophy is from the Greek ex, out, + strophe, a turning.
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2. Exstrophy
   Ex'stro·phy noun [ Greek ... to turn inside out; ... = ... out + ... to turn.] (Medicine) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface; as, exstrophy of the eyelid or of the bladder.
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3. exstrophy
   <medicine> The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface; as, exstrophy of the eyelid or of the bladder. ... Origin: Gr. To turn inside out; = out + to turn. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. exstrophy
   (ek´stro-fe) the turning inside out of an organ, such as the urinary bladder. exstrophy of the bladder congenital absence of a portion of the abdominal wall and bladder wall, the bladder appearing to be turned inside out, with the internal surface of its posterior wall showing th...
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5. Exstrophy
   • (n.) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface; as, exstrophy of the eyelid or of the bladder.
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6. exstrophy
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ek′strō-fē Definitions: 1. Congenital eversion of a hollow organ. Synonyms: ecstrophe
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