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exophthalmos
[ ek-sof-thal-muhs, -mos ]
noun
- protrusion of the eyeball from the orbit, caused by disease, especially hyperthyroidism, or injury.
exophthalmos
/ ˌɛksɒfˈθælmɒs; ˌɛksɒfˈθælmɪə; ˌɛksɒfˈθælməs /
noun
- abnormal protrusion of the eyeball, as caused by hyperthyroidism Also calledproptosisocular proptosis
Derived Forms
- ˌexophˈthalmic, adjective
Other Words From
- exoph·thalmic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of exophthalmos1
Word History and Origins
Origin of exophthalmos1
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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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