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strabismus definition

stra·bis·mus (strə biz′məs)

noun

a disorder of the muscles of the eyes, as cross-eye, in which both eyes cannot be focused on the same point at the same time

Etymology: ModL < Gr strabismos < strabizein, to squint < strabos, twisted < IE *streb- < base *(s)ter-, stiff, taut > start, stare

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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