heterophoria

[ het-er-uh-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr- ]

nounOphthalmology.
  1. a latent strabismus of one or both eyes.

Origin of heterophoria

1
1885–90; hetero- + Greek -phoria a carrying, equivalent to -phor(os) -phorous + -ia-ia

Other words from heterophoria

  • het·er·o·phor·ic [het-er-uh-fawr-ik, -for-], /ˌhɛt ər əˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-/, adjective

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