exotropia

exotropia
noun
strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward
Hypernyms: ↑strabismus, ↑squint

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\\ˌeksəˈtrōpēə\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from exo- + -tropia
: walleye 2b

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/ek'seuh troh"pee euh/, n. Ophthalm.
strabismus in which one or both eyes turn outward.
[1895-1900; EXO- + Gk -tropia a turning; see TROPE, -IA]

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  • exotropía — estrabismo divergente. Rotación anormal de uno o de los dos ojos hacia afuera (paciente artificial [véase http://www.iqb.es/diccio/e/eu.htm#exotropia]) Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. exotropía …   Diccionario médico

  • exotropia — [ek΄sō trō′pē ə, ek΄sətrō′pē ə] n. [ModL < EXO + tropia, TROPY] a condition in which only one eye fixes on an object while the other turns outward; walleye: cf. ESOTROPIA …   English World dictionary

  • Exotropia — Divergent gaze. Also called external strabismus or, pejoratively, wall eyed (like a walleyed pike). * * * That type of strabismus in which the visual axes diverge; may be paralytic or concomitant, monocular or alternating, constant or… …   Medical dictionary

  • exotropía — Eng. Exotropia Ver estrabismo divergente …   Diccionario de oftalmología

  • exotropía consecutiva — Eng. Consecutive exotropia Ver estrabismo consecutivo …   Diccionario de oftalmología

  • exotropia — /ek seuh troh pee euh/, n. Ophthalm. strabismus in which one or both eyes turn outward. [1895 1900; EXO + Gk tropia a turning; see TROPE, IA] * * * …   Universalium

  • exotropia — noun A form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate outwards …   Wiktionary

  • exotropia — n. turning of the eyes outward (Ophthalmology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • exotropia — ex·o·tro·pia …   English syllables

  • exotropia — n. divergent strabismus: a type of squint …   The new mediacal dictionary

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