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strabismus

/stɹəˈbɪzməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
stra-bis-mus
IPA
/stɹəˈbɪzməs/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: strabismus, στραβισμός

Usage

Inflected Forms

strabismuses (plural)

Derived Forms

microstrabismus pseudostrabismus strabismal strabismic strabismometer

Synonyms

cast-eye squint

Questions

How do you pronounce strabismus?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɹəˈbɪzməs/.
What does strabismus mean?
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.
Where does strabismus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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