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exophthalmos

DEFINITIONS OF: exophthalmos

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n protrusion of the eyeball from the socket

Types:
Graves' disease, exophthalmic goiter
exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs
Type of:
symptom
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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