Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A visual defect in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Squint; a failure of one of the visual axes to pass through the fixation-point (the point which is looked at).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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 relaxation of one or more of the muscles which move the eyeball; squinting; cross-eye.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
defect ofvision in which oneeye cannotfocus with the other on an object because ofimbalance of the eyemuscles ; asquint .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The geographer, it appears, was afflicted with a peculiar squint of the eyes, hence the name strabismus, which the modern oculist applies to that particular infirmity.
A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume I: The Beginnings of Science 1904
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As a child, Barry had three operations to fix her crossed eyes (a condition called strabismus), but she didn't realize that she couldn't see in 3-D until she attended a college lecture on vision.
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And so, the primary adaptation to having misaligned eyes, a condition also called strabismus, is to suppress the input from one eye, and then you don't have to worry about double vision or visual confusion.
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And so, the primary adaptation to having misaligned eyes, a condition also called strabismus, is to suppress the input from one eye, and then you don't have to worry about double vision or visual confusion.
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When, for any cause, the coördination is faulty, "cross eye," technically called strabismus, is produced.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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If stereopsis does not fully develop, children will have a condition called strabismus, or "lazy eye," in which eyes don't focus on the same object and depth perception is thus compromised.
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There's a malaise in children that can prevent full stereopsis (depth perception) from developing, called strabismus or lazy-eye.
Slashdot: Hardware 2010
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THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Children with a condition called strabismus, in which their eyes aren't straight or don't line up with each other, may be less likely to be invited to birthday parties than other children, researchers have found.
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He speaks of it as "strabismus," which sounds very learned of course, and he goes on to explain that in actual fact this is not a bad thing, for he can preach very directly at his congregation, and no one will think the preacher has him particularly in his eye.
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“She has strabismus, which is a turning in of one of her eyes, and it’s something that we’ve been looking out for for a while,” Larry tells ET’s MARK STEINES.
OK! Magazine Says, ‘Larry Birkhead Is Using Dannielynn Like A Prop’ 2008
uselessness commented on the word strabismus
There's no business like strabismus...
October 18, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word strabismus
See earworm.
October 18, 2007
reesetee commented on the word strabismus
Not fun in real life, but a great word. When I'm working on ophthalmic texts, I can't decide whether I like this or amblyopia better.
October 18, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word strabismus
Do you mean Worse Than It Sounds, reesetee?? Hmmm???
May 3, 2008
reesetee commented on the word strabismus
Why, yes--I suppose I do. Thanks, c_b!
May 4, 2008