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wall-eye

(wawl'ī),
1. Synonym(s): exotropia
2. Absence of color in the iris, or leukoma of the cornea.
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wall-eye

(1) External strabismus, exotropia. 
(2) An obsolete term for any “whitening”—e.g., absence of colour in the iris, leukoma (of the cornea).
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ex·o·tro·pi·a

(ek'sō-trō'pē-ă)
That type of strabismus in which the visual axes diverge; may be paralytic or concomitant, monocular or alternating, constant or intermittent.
Synonym(s): divergent strabismus, exodeviation (2) , wall-eye.
[exo- + G. tropē, turn]
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