Definition of strabismus Strabismus
stra•bis•mus
We found 6 definitions of strabismus from 6 different sources.
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What does strabismus mean?
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NounPlural: strabismuses |
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| strabismus - abnormal alignment of one or both eyes | ||
| squint | ||
| abnormalcy, abnormality behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality | ||
| convergent strabismus, cross-eye, crossed eye, esotropia strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- strabismus (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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strabismus
A condition in which the eyes are not properly aligned with each other.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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strabismus
strā-bis′mus, n. squint.—adjs. Strabis′mal, Strabis′mic, -al.—ns. Strabismom′eter, Strabom′eter, an instrument for measuring strabismus; Strabot′omy, the surgical operation for the cure of squinting, by the division of the muscle or muscles that distort the eyeball. [Gr.,—strabos, squinting—strephein, to twist.]
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🔤- strabismus, noun, singular of strabismuses.
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