ectropion
French, noun\ɛk.tʁɔ.pjɔ̃\
ectropion is spelled E-C-T-R-O-P-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written French, the 239,448th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ectropion is a French masculine noun meaning “ectropion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Renversement des paupières en dehors”.
What does ectropion mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineectropion
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Renversement des paupières en dehors. 2. Malformation bénigne du col de l’utérus, où la partie interne de la muqueuse du col dépasse par l’orifice.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ectropion
- ectropions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ectropion?
- \ɛk.tʁɔ.pjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ectropion in French?
ectropion appears about once in every 58 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).