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proptotic

prop·to·sis
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prop-toh-sis]
    • /prɒpˈtoʊ sɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prop-toh-sis]
    • /prɒpˈtoʊ sɪs/

Definitions of proptotic word

  • noun proptotic the forward displacement of an organ. 1
  • noun proptotic exophthalmos. 1

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Origin of proptotic

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < New Latin < Greek próptōsis a fall forward. See pro-2, ptosis

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Parts of speech for Proptotic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

proptotic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

proptotic usage trend in Literature

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