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heterophoria

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[het-er-uh-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-] / ˌhɛt ər əˈfɔr i ə, -ˈfoʊr- /

noun

Ophthalmology.

a latent strabismus of one or both eyes.

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Derived 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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