exophthalmos

C2 Topic:Health & Medicine
US /ˌɛksɑfˈθælməs/ UK /ˌeksɒfˈθælməs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    protrusion of the eyeball from the socket

    The clinician recorded marked exophthalmos in both eyes.

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Synonyms
proptosis

Etymology

From New Latin exophthalmos, from Greek exophthalmos ("having prominent eyes"), built from ex- ("out") + ophthalmos ("eye").

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