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esotropia

 [es″o-tro´pe-ah]
strabismus in which there is manifest deviation of the visual axis of one eye toward that of the other eye, resulting in diplopia; called also cross-eye and convergent strabismus. adj., adj esotrop´ic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

cross-eye

(kros'-ī),
Alternative spelling for crossed eyes , under eye.
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cross-eye

(krôs′ī′, krŏs′ī′)
n.
1. See esotropia.
2. An eye or eyes affected with esotropia.
cross′-eyed′ adj.
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cross-eye

The popular term for STRABISMUS or squint. This should never be ignored in young children as it almost always results in defective vision in the squinting eye. See also AMBLYOPIA.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
crossed eyes
strabismus,
, cross-eye (krawst īz, kraws'ī)
Synonym(s): strabismus.
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