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exophthalmy

exophthalmy is the archaic form of exophthalmia.

Meaning of exophthalmia

Noun

exophthalmia (countable and uncountable, plural exophthalmias)

  1. Protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
    Synonyms:
    popeye

Questions about exophthalmy

What is exophthalmy the archaic form of?
Exophthalmy is the archaic form of exophthalmia.

Words near exophthalmy in the dictionary

  1. exophthalmometric
  2. exophthalmometry
  3. exophthalmos
  4. exophthalmoses
  5. exophthalmus
  6. exophthalmy
  7. exophyte
  8. exophytes
  9. exophytic
  10. exophytically
  11. exophyticity

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