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es⋅o⋅tro⋅pi⋅a

[es-uh-troh-pee-uh]
–noun Ophthalmology.
strabismus in which one eye deviates inward.

Origin:
< NL; see eso-, -trope, -ia


es⋅o⋅trop⋅ic [es-uh-trop-ik] , adjective
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es·o·tro·pi·a   (ěs'ə-trō'pē-ə)   
n.  A form of strabismus in which one or both of the eyes deviate inward.

[New Latin esōtropia : Greek esō, within; see en in Indo-European roots + Greek tropē, a turning; see -tropic.]
es'o·trop'ic (-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: es·o·tro·pia
Pronunciation: "es-&-'trO-pE-&, sometimes "E-s&-
Function: noun
: CROSS-EYE 1 —es·o·trop·ic /-'träp-ik/ adjective
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esotropia es·o·tro·pi·a (ěs'ə-trō'pē-ə)
n.
The form of strabismus in which the visual axes converge. Also called convergent strabismus, crossed eyes.


es'o·trop'ic (-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk) adj.

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