exotropia

(ek′sō trōpē ə, -sə-)

noun

a condition in which only one eye fixes on an object while the other turns outward; walleye

Origin: ModL < exo- + -tropia, -tropy

See exotropia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A form of strabismus in which one or both of the eyes deviate outward.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: : exo-

Origin: + Greek tropē, a turning; see -tropic

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Related Forms:

  • exˌo·tropˈic (-trŏpˈĭk, -trōˈpĭk) adjective

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