exophthalmos
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Origin of exophthalmos
1870–75; < New Latin < Greek exóphthalmos with prominent eyes, equivalent to ex- ex- 3 + ophthalmós eye; see ophthalmic
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There are risks on the one hand of a most unseemly exophthalmos with divergent squint, and on the other of a retraction of the semilunar fold, so that the sub-conjunctival operation is always preferable.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell
Holmes also reports a case of enormous congenital exophthalmos, in which the right eye protruded from the orbit and was no longer covered by the cornea.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
In some cases in which exophthalmos has been seemingly spontaneous, extreme laxity of the lids may serve as an explanation.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Sub-conjunctival ecchymosis, and some degree of exophthalmos, are almost always present.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Examples of exophthalmos, or protrusion of the eye from the orbit from bizarre causes, are of particular interest.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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