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strabismus

/stɹəˈbɪzməs/

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What does strabismus mean?

noun

  1. A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.

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/stɹəˈbɪzməs/

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During childhood she had a severe strabismus and at 8 years of age was operated upon for it.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
In rabies there is frequent strabismus, with the axis of the eye distorted outwards.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
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The geographer, it appears, was afflicted with a peculiar squint of the eyes, hence the name strabismus, which the modern oculist applies to that particular infirmity.
Henry Smith Williams; Edward Huntington WilliamsA History of Science — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #1705
The varieties of strabismus are so common that they will be passed without mention.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747
After finishing at Albany, I visited various places in western and central Massachusetts, and operated on eyes for strabismus or cross-eyes,--an operation which had then been recently introduced for that deformity; after which I settled at Chesterfield (Mass.), and commenced practicing medicine, where I remained about one year.
John EllisPersonal Experience of a PhysicianProject Gutenberg ebook #6481