different between strabismus vs hypertropia

strabismus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin strabismus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (strabismós), from ???????? (strabíz?, to squint), from ??????? (strabós, squinting) (whence the synonymous Latin strabus).

Noun

strabismus (usually uncountable, plural strabismuses)

  1. A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.

Synonyms

  • cast-eye

Derived terms

  • pseudostrabismus
  • strabismic
  • strabismal

Translations

Further reading

  • strabismus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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hypertropia

English

Etymology

hyper- +? -tropia

Noun

hypertropia (plural hypertropias)

  1. (pathology) A form of strabismus in which one eye points upward

Related terms

  • hypotropia

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