cyclotropia
cyclotropia noun: a form of strabismus in which, compared to the correct positioning of the eyes, there is a torsion of one eye (or both) about the eye's visual axis. Consequently, the visual fields of the two eyes appear tilted relative to each other.
Noun
cyclotropia (countable and uncountable, plural cyclotropias)
- A form of strabismus in which, compared to the correct positioning of the eyes, there is a torsion of one eye (or both) about the eye's visual axis. Consequently, the visual fields of the two eyes appear tilted relative to each other.
Forms of cyclotropia
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Origin of cyclotropia
From cyclo- + -tropia.
Words formed from cyclotropia
Questions about cyclotropia
- What does cyclotropia mean?
- Cyclotropia means a form of strabismus in which, compared to the correct positioning of the eyes, there is a torsion of one eye (or both) about the eye's visual axis. Consequently, the visual fields of the two eyes appear tilted relative to each other.
- What part of speech is cyclotropia?
- Cyclotropia is a noun.
- What is the plural of cyclotropia?
- The plural of cyclotropia is cyclotropias.
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