Definition of Exotropia

1. Noun. Strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward.

Exact synonyms: Divergent Strabismus, Walleye
Generic synonyms: Squint, Strabismus

Definition of Exotropia

1. Noun. (medicine) A form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate outwards ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Exotropia

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Exotropia

1. The outward or temporal deviation of an eye. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exotropia

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exoticizations
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exoticness
exoticnesses
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exotism
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exotoxic
exotoxin
exotoxins
exotropia (current term)
exotropias
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exozodi
exozodiacal
exozodis
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expand
expandabilities
expandability
expandable
expanded
expanded access
expanded form
expanded metal

Literary usage of Exotropia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Eye and Nervous System: Their Diagnostic Relations by William Campbell Posey, William Gibson Spiller (1906)
"When both eyes are uncovered one fixes and the other turns— In Esotropia (convergent squint, strabismus con- vergens), R. or L. Out exotropia (divergent ..."

2. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1909)
"Of 46 cases of isolated insufficiency of the superior rectus, 10 were complicated with exotropia and 11 with esotropia; of 14 cases in which the inferior ..."

3. The Ocular muscles: A Practical Handbook on the Muscular Anomalies of the Eye by Howard Forde Hansell (1912)
"In its final phases it is usually confined to one eye, when it is known as monolateral or monocular exotropia. Etiology.—While the etiology of the affection ..."

4. Papers to be Presented Before the Section on Ophthalmology of the American by Section on Ophthalmology, American Medical Association, American Medical Association Section on Ophthalmology (1906)
"Patient.—May 31, 1904. Mrs. AM, aged 25, neurasthenic, noticed three weeks ago that on looking to the right objects doubled. exotropia 7° at 20' and R. ..."

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