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ex⋅o⋅tro⋅pi⋅a

[ek-suh-troh-pee-uh]
–noun Ophthalmology.
strabismus in which one or both eyes turn outward.

Origin:
1895–1900; exo- + Gk -tropia a turning; see trope, -ia
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ex·o·tro·pi·a   (ěk'sō-trō'pē-ə)   
n.  A form of strabismus in which one or both of the eyes deviate outward.

[New Latin : exo- + Greek tropē, a turning; see -tropic.]
ex'o·trop'ic (-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: exo·tro·pia
Pronunciation: "ek-s&-'trO-pE-&
Function: noun
: WALLEYE 2a
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exotropia ex·o·tro·pi·a (ěk'sə-trō'pē-ə)
n.
Strabismus in which the visual axis of one eye deviates from that of the other. Also called divergent strabismus, walleye.

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