STRABISMUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Abnormal alignment of one or both eyes

Synonyms:

squint; strabismus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("strabismus" is a kind of...):

abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strabismus"):

convergent strabismus; cross-eye; crossed eye; esotropia (strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose)

divergent strabismus; exotropia; walleye (strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward)