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exophthalmos

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: proptosis

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

protrusion of the eyeball from the socket

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: symptom

Narrower terms: Graves' disease, exophthalmic goiter

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: exoftàlmia — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Czech: exoftalmus — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Dutch: exoftalmus — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Finnish: proptosis — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • French: exophtalmie — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • French: proptose — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • German: Exophthalmus — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Greek: εξώφθαλμος (exófthalmos) — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Indonesian: eksoftalmos — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Italian: esoftalmo — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Malay: eksoftalmos — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Polish: wytrzeszcz — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Portuguese: exoftalmia — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Romanian: exoftalmie — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Russian: экзофта́льм (ekzoftálʹm) — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Spanish: exoftalmia — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
  • Swedish: exoftalmus — abnormal protrusion of the eyeball