exstrophy

English

Etymology

From ex- +‎ Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛk.stɹəf.i/

Noun

exstrophy (plural exstrophies)

1. (anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
   1. (especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.

Synonyms

• extroversion (esp. w/relation to the bladder)

Derived terms

• exstrophic

Translations

eversion of an organ

Finnish: ekstrofia French: exstrophie (fr) f

References

• “exstrophy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “exstrophy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.