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Ptotic vs Aptotic - What's the difference?

ptotic | aptotic |

As adjectives the difference between ptotic and aptotic

is that ptotic is of or pertaining to ptosis while aptotic is uninflected or aptotic can be (biology|rare).

ptotic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to ptosis.
  • Levator disinsertion leads to a ptotic eyelid.

    aptotic

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Uninflected.
  • * 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 282:
  • To become as they'd say out here aptotic , uninflected, unable, sometimes, to tell subject from object.

    Etymology 2

    Haplology of apoptotic.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology, rare)