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pulsating exophthalmos

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pulsating exophthalmos
[pul′sāting]
Etymology: L, pulsare, to beat; Gk, ex + ophthalmos, eye
an eye disorder characterized by a bulging, pulsating eyeball, caused by an arteriovenous aneurysm involving the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus of the orbit.

exophthalmos
abnormal protrusion of the eye.

congenital exophthalmos
seen in brachycephalic breeds with shallow orbits; see also euryblepharon.
inherited exophthalmos
exophthalmos with strabismus is inherited in cattle.
ophthalmoplegic exophthalmos
inability to move the eye because of exophthalmos.
pulsating exophthalmos
due to an arteriovenous fistula of the orbit.


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