atonic ectropion

atonic ectropion
eversion due to loss of skin tone or of muscle tone, especially of the orbicularis oculi muscle.

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  • ectropion, ectropium — A rolling outward of the margin of a part, e.g., of an eyelid. [G. ek, out, + trope, a turning] atonic e. e. of the lower eyelid following paralysis of the orbicularis oculi muscle. SYN: flaccid e., paralytic e …   Medical dictionary

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