exophthalmos C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˌɛksɑfˈθælməs/ UK /ˌeksɒfˈθælməs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun protrusion of the eyeball from the socket The clinician recorded marked exophthalmos in both eyes. Thesaurus Synonyms proptosis Etymology From New Latin exophthalmos, from Greek exophthalmos ("having prominent eyes"), built from ex- ("out") + ophthalmos ("eye"). Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # exophthalmos **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɛksɑfˈθælməs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌeksɒfˈθælməs/ ## Meanings 1. protrusion of the eyeball from the socket ## Examples - The clinician recorded marked exophthalmos in both eyes. ## Synonyms - proptosis ## Etymology From New Latin exophthalmos, from Greek exophthalmos ("having prominent eyes"), built from ex- ("out") + ophthalmos ("eye"). ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown