exophthalmos

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Exophthalmus

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bulging eyes exophthalmus exophthalmia eyeball bulge eye protrusion eye projection bug eyes eye bulge eye bulging eyeball protrusion eyeball enlargement bulbous eyes globular eyes ocular prominence ocular protrusion

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Hypernyms

symptom

Hyponyms

graves' disease exophthalmic goiter

Examples

Familial Graves' disease could explain the swollen necks and eye prominence ( exophthalmos ), although this is unlikely to occur in the presence of morbid obesity. Source: Internet

Early reports, not widely circulated, of cases of goitre with exophthalmos were published by the Italians Giuseppe Flajina Flajani, G. Sopra un tumor freddo nell'anterior parte del collo broncocele. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

exophthalmometer exophthalmometric exophthalmometry exophthalmus exophthalmy exophyllous