heterophoria
American
[het-er-uh-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈfɔr i ə, -ˈfoʊr- /
noun
Ophthalmology.
Other Word Forms
- heterophoric adjective
Etymology
Origin of heterophoria
1885–90; hetero- + Greek -phoria a carrying, equivalent to -phor ( os ) -phorous + -ia -ia
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