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exophthalmos

(also exophthalmus or exophthalmia /-mɪə/)
Definition of exophthalmos

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • abnormal protrusion of the eyeball or eyeballs.

Origin:

early 17th century: from modern Latin exophthalmus, from Greek exophthalmos 'having prominent eyes', from ex- 'out' + ophthalmos 'eye'

exophthalmos in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of exophthalmos in the US English dictionary