strabismus

American  

[struh-biz-muhs] / strəˈbɪz məs /

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. 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.

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strabismus British  

/ strəˈbɪzməs /

noun

1. Also called: squint.  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

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Other Word Forms

• strabismal adjective
• strabismally adverb
• strabismic adjective
• strabismical adjective

Etymology

Origin of strabismus

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

Example Sentences

Kaufman was diagnosed with strabismus as a child.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

But when Hampton revealed the extent of her eye condition - called strabismus - in the media, White admitted it was "probably a shock to a lot of people".

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

Siamese often have crossed or misaligned eyes, also called strabismus, which can compromise vision as well as depth perception.

From National Geographic • Oct. 27, 2023

Somebody with symptomatic strabismus gets the two images.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2022

Strabismom′eter, Strabom′eter, an instrument for measuring strabismus; Strabot′omy, the surgical operation for the cure of squinting, by the division of the muscle or muscles that distort the eyeball.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various