buph·thal·mi·a

, buphthalmusbuphthalmos (būf-thal'mē-ă, -thal'mŭs, -thal'mos),

An affliction of infancy, marked by an increase of intraocular pressure with enlargement of the eyeball.

Synonym(s): congenital glaucoma, hydrophthalmia, hydrophthalmos, hydrophthalmus

[G. bous, ox, + ophthalmos, eye]

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buph·thal·mi·a

, buphthalmus , buphthalmos (būf-thal'mē-ă, -thal'mŭs, -thal'mŏs)

Enlargement of the eyeball as a result of congenital glaucoma.

[G. bous, ox, + ophthalmos, eye]

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