exstrophy

[ ek-struh-fee ]

noun

, plural ex·stro·phies.

1. Pathology. a birth defect resulting in the eversion of an organ:

   exstrophy of the bladder.

exstrophy

/ ˈɛkstrəfɪ /

noun

1. med congenital eversion of a hollow organ, esp the urinary bladder

Word History and Origins

Origin of exstrophy¹

1830–40; < Greek ekstroph ( ḗ ) inversion of the uterus, literally, a turning inside out ( ec-, strophe ) + -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of exstrophy¹

C19: from Greek ex- ¹+ strophein to turn