STRABISMUS


Meaning of STRABISMUS in English

n.

Pronunciation: str ə - ' biz-m ə s

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek strabismos condition of squinting, from strabizein to squint, from strabos squint-eyed; akin to Greek strephein to twist

Date: circa 1684

: inability of one eye to attain binocular vision with the other because of imbalance of the muscles of the eyeball ― called also squint ― compare CROSS-EYE

– stra · bis · mic \ -mik \ adjective

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