E-e-trō'pi-ŭm, n.

n. [Gr. ἐκτρόπιον, from ἔκτροπος, a turning aside, from ἐκ, from, and τρέπειν, to turn.] (Med.) An unnatural eversion of the eyelids, in consequence of the tumefaction of the inner membrane, or of a contraction of the skin covering the eyelids.