Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A form of strabismus in which one or both of the eyes deviate outward.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An exaggerated exophoria amounting to actual divergent strabismus or walleye.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine A form of
strabismus in which theeyes deviate outwards
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the case of exotropia, one eye deviates outward (away from the nose) while the other fixates normally
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An exotropia with left hyper was noted at far/near.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows DMAINO 2010
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Over the 20-year study period, 53 percent of the youths with intermittent exotropia were diagnosed with a mental health disorder, compared with 30 percent of the others.
unknown title 2009
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Abbreviations 6 to 10 emmetropia = EM exotropia = XT
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The study found that, among children with intermittent exotropia, mental health disorders were diagnosed in 63 percent of the boys and 47 percent of the girls.
unknown title 2009
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About 1 percent of developmentally healthy U.S. children are diagnosed with intermittent exotropia, in which the eyes do not line up and one looks away from the nose at certain times.
unknown title 2009
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Abbreviations 6 to 10 emmetropia = EM exotropia = XT
Recently Uploaded Slideshows petermavrik 2009
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Studies have found children with intermittent exotropia aren't judged more harshly by adults, but they can have a harder time with other children.
unknown title 2009
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Abbreviations 6 to 10 emmetropia = EM exotropia = XT
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They concluded that more study is needed "to determine whether interventions for intermittent exotropia can decrease or otherwise alter the future development of mental illness."
unknown title 2009
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