Meaning of STRABISMUS
| Pronunciation: | | stru'bizmus
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| | Definition: | | [n] abnormal alignment of one or both eyes |
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| | Synonyms: | | squint |
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| | See Also: | | abnormal condition, abnormalcy, abnormality, convergent strabismus, crossed eye, cross-eye, divergent strabismus, esotropia, exotropia, walleye | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Stra*bis"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to squint,
fr. ? distorted, squinting.] (Med.)
An affection of one or both eyes, in which the optic axes can
not be directed to the same object, -- a defect due either to
undue contraction or to undue relaxation of one or more of
the muscles which move the eyeball; squinting; cross-eye.
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| | Definition: | | Strabismus is the misalignment of the eye. |
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