strabismus

Meaning

A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.

Synonyms

squint

cross-eye

diplopia

heterotropia

cross-eyed

squinting

heterotropy

ocular deviation

Translations

strabisme

estrabismo

estrabismo

strabismo

Schielen

Strabismus

estrabisme

στραβισμός

scheelzien

حول

الحول

strabismic şaşı

Einwärtsschielen

αλλοιθώρισμα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɹəˈbɪzməs/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: strabus

In summary

Borrowed from New Latin strabismus, from Ancient Greek στραβισμός (strabismós), from στραβίζω (strabízō, “to squint”), from στραβός (strabós, “squinting”) (whence the synonymous Latin strabus).