exstrophy
Meanings
Plural: exstrophies
Noun
- The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
- The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
From ex- + Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”) + -y.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 24
exstrophy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordexstrophy is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
exstrophy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 0
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