strabismus

[ struh-biz-muhs ]

/ strəˈbɪz məs /

noun Ophthalmology.

a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.

Origin of strabismus

1675–85; <New Latin <Greek strabismós, equivalent to strab(ós) squinting + -ismos-ism

OTHER WORDS FROM strabismus

stra·bis·mal, stra·bis·mic, stra·bis·mi·cal, adjectivestra·bis·mal·ly, adverb

Words nearby strabismus

St. Pierre and Miquelon, St. Quentin, str., Strabane, strabismometer, strabismus, Strabo, strabotomy, Strachey, straddle, straddle the fence

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Example sentences from the Web for strabismus

As yet the pupil of the eye was irritable, and he had no strabismus.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin
Strabismus is a symptom of very ordinary occurrence, particularly when other paralytic or spasmodic phenomena exist.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Breathes there a man so tortuously afflicted with Strabismus that he doesn't see it?
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 23, September 3, 1870|Various
The strabismus being to the right, the affection must be to the left.
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani

Fixation forceps (two pairs), two sharp hooks, strabismus scissors, suture.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for strabismus

strabismus

/ (strəˈbɪzməs) /

noun

abnormal alignment of one or both eyes, characterized by a turning inwards or outwards from the nose thus preventing parallel vision: caused by paralysis of an eye muscle, etcAlso called: squint

Derived forms of strabismus

strabismal, strabismic or strabismical, adjective

Word Origin for strabismus

C17: via New Latin from Greek strabismos, from strabizein to squint, from strabos cross-eyed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for strabismus

strabismus

[ strə-bĭz′məs ]

n.

A visual defect in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an objective because of imbalance of the eye muscles.heterotropia squint tropia

Other words from strabismus

stra•bis′mal (-məl) null adj.

单词	strabismus
释义	strabismus [ struh-biz-muhs ] / strəˈbɪz məs / noun Ophthalmology. a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes. Origin of strabismus 1675–85; <New Latin <Greek strabismós, equivalent to strab(ós) squinting + -ismos-ism OTHER WORDS FROM strabismus stra·bis·mal, stra·bis·mic, stra·bis·mi·cal, adjectivestra·bis·mal·ly, adverb Words nearby strabismus St. Pierre and Miquelon, St. Quentin, str., Strabane, strabismometer, strabismus, Strabo, strabotomy, Strachey, straddle, straddle the fence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for strabismus As yet the pupil of the eye was irritable, and he had no strabismus. Zoonomia, Vol. II\|Erasmus Darwin Strabismus is a symptom of very ordinary occurrence, particularly when other paralytic or spasmodic phenomena exist. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various Breathes there a man so tortuously afflicted with Strabismus that he doesn't see it? Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 23, September 3, 1870\|Various The strabismus being to the right, the affection must be to the left. The Book of Khalid\|Ameen Rihani Fixation forceps (two pairs), two sharp hooks, strabismus scissors, suture. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for strabismus strabismus / (strəˈbɪzməs) / noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes, characterized by a turning inwards or outwards from the nose thus preventing parallel vision: caused by paralysis of an eye muscle, etcAlso called: squint Derived forms of strabismus strabismal, strabismic or strabismical, adjective Word Origin for strabismus C17: via New Latin from Greek strabismos, from strabizein to squint, from strabos cross-eyed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for strabismus strabismus [ strə-bĭz′məs ] n. A visual defect in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an objective because of imbalance of the eye muscles.heterotropia squint tropia Other words from strabismus stra•bis′mal (-məl) null adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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