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, adjective

Words 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.
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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