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proptose

proptose verb: to displace (an eye) in its socket; to cause exophthalmus.

Verb

proptose (third-person singular simple present proptoses, present participle proptosing, simple past and past participle proptosed)

  1. To displace (an eye) in its socket; to cause exophthalmus.
    • Because of the usual dorsal approach, the lateral and medial rectus muscles are secured by sutures, and with traction, can proptose the globe forward.2011, Kirk N. Gelatt, Janice P. Gelatt, Caryn Plummer, Veterinary Ophthalmic Surgery, →ISBN, page 378
    • When performing forced ductions for possible rectus muscle restriction, proptose the eye to stretch the rectus muscles.2013, Kenneth W. Wright, Peter H. Spiegel, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, →ISBN, page 252

Forms of proptose

third-person singular presentproptoses
present participleproptosing
past participleproptosed
pastproptosed

Questions about proptose

What does proptose mean?
Proptose means to displace (an eye) in its socket; to cause exophthalmus.
What part of speech is proptose?
Proptose is a verb.
What is the past tense of proptose?
The past tense of proptose is proptosed.

Words near proptose in the dictionary

  1. proptech
  2. propterygia
  3. propterygial
  4. propterygium
  5. proptoporphyrin
  6. proptose
  7. proptosed
  8. proptoses
  9. proptosing
  10. proptosis
  11. proptotic

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