exstrophy
[ ek-struh-fee ]
/ ˈɛk strə fi /
noun, plural ex·stro·phies.
Pathology.
a birth defect resulting in the eversion of an organ: exstrophy of the bladder.
Words nearby exstrophy
exsiccatum,
exsolution,
exsolve,
exsorption,
exstipulate,
exstrophy,
exstrophy of bladder,
exstrophy of cloaca,
ext,
ext.,
extant
British Dictionary definitions for exstrophy
exstrophy
/ (ˈɛkstrəfɪ) /
noun
med
congenital eversion of a hollow organ, esp the urinary bladder
Word Origin for exstrophy
C19: from Greek
ex-
1 +
strophein to turn
Medical definitions for exstrophy
exstrophy
[ ĕk′strə-fē ]
n.
A congenital turning out or eversion of a hollow organ.