New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Strabismus — Stra*bis mus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to squint, fr. ? distorted, squinting.] (Med.) An affection of one or both eyes, in which the optic axes can not be directed to the same object, a defect due either to undue contraction or to undue… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strabismus — (griech.), s. Schielen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Strabismus — (grch.), das Schielen (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Strabismus — Strabismus, Strabosität, griech. deutsch, Schielen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
strabismus — (n.) a squint, 1680s, from Modern Latin, from Gk. strabismos, from strabizein to squint, from strabos squinting, squint eyed. Earlier in anglicized form strabism (1650s) … Etymology dictionary
strabismus — ► NOUN ▪ the condition of having a squint. ORIGIN Greek strabismos, from strabizein to squint … English terms dictionary
strabismus — [strə biz′məs] n. [ModL < Gr strabismos < strabizein, to squint < strabos, twisted < IE * streb < base * (s)ter , stiff, taut > START, STARE] a disorder of the muscles of the eyes, as cross eye, in which both eyes cannot be… … English World dictionary
Strabismus — For the protein Strabismus, see Strabismus (protein). Strabismus Classification and external resources Strabismus prevents bringing the gaze of both eyes to the same point in space. ICD 10 H … Wikipedia
Strabismus — Mässiger Strabismus divergens (Außenschielen ) des linken Auges Mit Schielen oder Strabismus (strabos, στραβός, griech.: „Schieler“) wird eine Augenmuskelgleichgewichtsstörung bezeichnet, die sich in einer Stellungsanomalie beider Augen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Strabismus — A condition in which the visual axes of the eyes are not parallel and the eyes appear to be looking in different directions. In divergent strabismus, or exotropia, the visual axes diverge. If the visual axes converge, it is called convergent… … Medical dictionary
strabismus — strabismal, strabismic, strabismical, adj. strabismally, adv. /streuh biz meuhs/, n. Ophthalm. a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same… … Universalium
