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exstrophy definition

ex·stro·phy (ekstrə fē)

noun

Med. the turning inside out of an organ; esp., such a congenital condition of the urinary bladder

Etymology: < ex- + Gr strophē, a turning: see strophe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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