Ptosis as a complication of other conditions: Other conditions that might have Ptosis as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Ptosis. Ptosis as a symptom: Conditions listing Ptosis as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Ptosis.
2. the absurd, the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world. absurdus out of tune, uncouth, ridiculous. See ab -, surd ]. abâ¢surdâ²ly, adv.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: reductio ad absurdum, reductio(noun) (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction. reductio ad absurdum(Noun)