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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Sub-conjunctival ecchymosis, and some degree of exophthalmos, are almost always present.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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 Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Among the older writers we find Ficker and the Ephemerides giving instances of exophthalmos from vomiting.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
It occasionally happens that in undoubted cases of the disease one or other of the three above-named phenomena is absent, generally either the goitre or the exophthalmos.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
There is exophthalmos and fixation of the globe, with redness, swelling and tenderness of the eyelids, and congestion and ecchymosis of the conjunctiva.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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