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MeSH Heading: Blepharoptosis
Tree Number(s): C11.338.204
Unique ID: D001763
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001763
Annotation: drooping eyelid
Scope Note: Drooping of the upper lid due to deficient development or paralysis of the levator palpebrae muscle.
Entry Term(s): Ptosis, Eyelid
NLM Classification #: WW 205
See Also: Blepharoplasty
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67(65)
Date Introduced: 1967/01/01
Last Updated: 1999/01/01

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Blepharoptosis MeSH Descriptor Data 2026