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exophthalmos

[ ek-sof-thal-muhs, -mos ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. protrusion of the eyeball from the orbit, caused by disease, especially hyperthyroidism, or injury.


exophthalmos

/ ˌɛksɒfˈθælmɒs; ˌɛksɒfˈθælmɪə; ˌɛksɒfˈθælməs /

noun

  1. abnormal protrusion of the eyeball, as caused by hyperthyroidism Also calledproptosisocular proptosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌexophˈthalmic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • exoph·thalmic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exophthalmos1

1870–75; < New Latin < Greek exóphthalmos with prominent eyes, equivalent to ex- ex- 3 + ophthalmós eye; ophthalmic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exophthalmos1

C19: via New Latin from Greek, from ex- 1+ ophthalmos eye
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Example Sentences

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.

Symptomatology.—There are four cardinal symptoms of the disease: rapid heart action, tremor, enlargement of the thyroid, and exophthalmos.

Sub-conjunctival ecchymosis, and some degree of exophthalmos, are almost always present.

There are risks on the one hand of a most unseemly exophthalmos with divergent squint, and on the other of a retraction of the semilunar fold, so that the sub-conjunctival operation is always preferable.

Orbital Aneurysm.—The term pulsating exophthalmos is employed to embrace a number of pathological conditions, including aneurysm, in which the chief symptoms are pulsation in the orbit and protrusion of the eyeball.

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