exophthalmos

Definitions of exophthalmos
  1. noun
    protrusion of the eyeball from the socket
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    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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