Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buphthalmos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buph-thal-mos
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs, “ox or cow”) + Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”), referring to the bulging eyes common to bovines.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: βοῦς, ὀφθαλμός

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

buphthalmia

Questions

What does buphthalmos mean?: Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.
Where does buphthalmos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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