strabismus

[ struh-biz-muh s ]
/ strəˈbɪz məs /
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noun Ophthalmology.

a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.

Origin of strabismus

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek strabismós, equivalent to strab(ós) squinting + -ismos -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM strabismus

stra·bis·mal, stra·bis·mic, stra·bis·mi·cal, adjective stra·bis·mal·ly, adverb

Words nearby strabismus

stp, str, str., strabane, strabismometer, strabismus, strabo, strabotomy, strachey, straddle, straddle the fence

Words related to strabismic

boss-eyed, squint-eyed, walleyed, absurd, askance, asymmetrical, awry, crazy, crooked, lopsided, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, squint, askant, cam, canted, cross-eyed

Example sentences from the Web for strabismic

  • The band was playing something that sounded like a strabismic version of the prelude to Tristan.

    Unicorns |James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for strabismic

strabismus
/ (strəˈbɪzməs) /

noun

abnormal alignment of one or both eyes, characterized by a turning inwards or outwards from the nose thus preventing parallel vision: caused by paralysis of an eye muscle, etc Also called: squint

Derived forms of strabismus

strabismal, strabismic or strabismical, adjective

Word Origin for strabismus

C17: via New Latin from Greek strabismos, from strabizein to squint, from strabos cross-eyed

Medical definitions for strabismic

strabismus
[ strə-bĭz′məs ]

n.

A visual defect in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an objective because of imbalance of the eye muscles. heterotropia squint tropia

Other words from strabismus

stra•bis′mal (-məl) null adj.