Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enophthalmos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
enoph-thal-mos
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.

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What does enophthalmos mean?
The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.

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