exophthalmos

[ ek-sof-thal-muhs, -mos ]

/ ˌɛk sɒfˈθæl məs, -mɒs /

noun Pathology.

protrusion of the eyeball from the orbit, caused by disease, especially hyperthyroidism, or injury.

Also ex·oph·thal·mus

[ek-sof-thal-muhs], /ˌɛk sɒfˈθæl məs/, ex·oph·thal·mi·a

[ek-sof-thal-mee-uh]. /ˌɛk sɒfˈθæl mi ə/.

Origin of exophthalmos

1870–75; <New Latin <Greek exóphthalmos with prominent eyes, equivalent to ex-ex-³ + ophthalmós eye; see ophthalmic

OTHER WORDS FROM exophthalmos

ex·oph·thal·mic, adjective

Words nearby exophthalmos

exophoric, exophthalmic, exophthalmic goiter, exophthalmic goitre, exophthalmic ophthalmoplegia, exophthalmos, exophytic, exoplanet, exoplasm, exopodite, exopterygote

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Example sentences from the Web for exophthalmos

Sub-conjunctival ecchymosis, and some degree of exophthalmos, are almost always present.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Exophthalmos may be mentioned again in this connection as a very rare sign of guinea-pig scurvy.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess

British Dictionary definitions for exophthalmos

exophthalmos

exophthalmus (ˌɛksɒfˈθælməs) or exophthalmia (ˌɛksɒfˈθælmɪə)

/ (ˌɛksɒfˈθælmɒs) /

noun

abnormal protrusion of the eyeball, as caused by hyperthyroidismAlso called: proptosis, ocular proptosis

Derived forms of exophthalmos

exophthalmic, adjective

Word Origin for exophthalmos

C19: via New Latin from Greek, from ex- 1 + ophthalmos eye

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Medical definitions for exophthalmos

exophthalmos

[ ĕk′səf-thăl′məs ]

n.

Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball.

单词	exophthalmos
释义	exophthalmos [ ek-sof-thal-muhs, -mos ] / ˌɛk sɒfˈθæl məs, -mɒs / noun Pathology. protrusion of the eyeball from the orbit, caused by disease, especially hyperthyroidism, or injury. Also ex·oph·thal·mus [ek-sof-thal-muhs], /ˌɛk sɒfˈθæl məs/, ex·oph·thal·mi·a [ek-sof-thal-mee-uh]. /ˌɛk sɒfˈθæl mi ə/. Origin of exophthalmos 1870–75; <New Latin <Greek exóphthalmos with prominent eyes, equivalent to ex-ex-³ + ophthalmós eye; see ophthalmic OTHER WORDS FROM exophthalmos ex·oph·thal·mic, adjective Words nearby exophthalmos exophoric, exophthalmic, exophthalmic goiter, exophthalmic goitre, exophthalmic ophthalmoplegia, exophthalmos, exophytic, exoplanet, exoplasm, exopodite, exopterygote Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for exophthalmos Sub-conjunctival ecchymosis, and some degree of exophthalmos, are almost always present. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles Exophthalmos may be mentioned again in this connection as a very rare sign of guinea-pig scurvy. Scurvy Past and Present\|Alfred Fabian Hess British Dictionary definitions for exophthalmos exophthalmos exophthalmus (ˌɛksɒfˈθælməs) or exophthalmia (ˌɛksɒfˈθælmɪə) / (ˌɛksɒfˈθælmɒs) / noun abnormal protrusion of the eyeball, as caused by hyperthyroidismAlso called: proptosis, ocular proptosis Derived forms of exophthalmos exophthalmic, adjective Word Origin for exophthalmos C19: via New Latin from Greek, from ex- 1 + ophthalmos eye 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 exophthalmos exophthalmos [ ĕk′səf-thăl′məs ] n. Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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