esotropia

[es-uh-troh-pee-uh]

noun Ophthalmology.

strabismus in which one eye deviates inward.

Origin of esotropia

From New Latin; see origin at eso-, -trope, -ia

Related formses·o·trop·ic

[es-uh-trop-ik] /ˌɛs əˈtrɒp ɪk/, adjective

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esotropia in Medicine

esotropia

[ĕs′ə-trō′pē-ə]

n.

The form of strabismus in which the visual axes converge.convergent strabismus crossed eyes

Related formses′o•trop′ic (-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk) adj.

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