Archoptosis

/ɑːrkɒpˈtoʊsɪs/ noun

Definition

A medical condition characterized by sagging or drooping of organs or tissues; severe prolapse or falling.

Etymology

From Greek ἄρχο- (árkhō-, 'original' or 'first') plus -ptosis (from πτῶσις, ptôsis, 'a falling'). The -osis ending typically indicates a disease or pathological condition.

Kelly Says

Doctors in the 1900s thought many illnesses came from organs literally 'falling' inside the body—they even did surgeries to 'fix' this, even though gravity works equally on everyone!

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