exotropia

English

Etymology

From exo- + -tropia, from Ancient Greek -τροπία (-tropía), from τρόπος (trópos, “a turn”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛks.oʊˌtɹoʊpi.ə/

Noun

exotropia (countable and uncountable, plural exotropias)

1. (medicine) A form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate outwards.

Derived terms

• pseudoexotropia

 

Related terms

• esotropia
• exotrope
• exotropic