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strabismus

/stɹəˈbɪzməs/ noun

In Latin: strabismus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about strabismus at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Abnormal alignment of one or both eyes.

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin strabismus, from Ancient Greek στραβισμός (strabismós), from στραβίζω (strabízō, “to squint”), from στραβός (strabós, “squinting”) (whence the synonymous Latin strabus).

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