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exophthalmos
[ ek-sof-thal-muhs, -mos ]
/ ˌɛk sɒfˈθæl məs, -mɒs /
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noun Pathology.
protrusion of the eyeball from the orbit, caused by disease, especially hyperthyroidism, or injury.
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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, adjectiveWords nearby exophthalmos
exophasia, exophora, exophoric, exophthalmic goiter, exophthalmic goitre, exophthalmos, exoplanet, exoplasm, exopodite, exopterygote, exor.
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How to use exophthalmos in a sentence
Sub-conjunctival ecchymosis, and some degree of exophthalmos, are almost always present.
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, adjectiveWord Origin for exophthalmos
C19: via New Latin from Greek, from ex- 1 + ophthalmos eye
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