EXOTROPIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exotropia mean? 

• EXOTROPIA (noun)
  The noun EXOTROPIA has 1 sense:

1. strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward

  Familiarity information: EXOTROPIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXOTROPIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

divergent strabismus; exotropia; walleye

Hypernyms ("exotropia" is a kind of...):

squint; strabismus (abnormal alignment of one or both eyes)

 Context examples 

An exotropia occurs due to the relatively unopposed force exerted on the eye by the lateral rectus muscle, which pulls the eye in an outward direction.

(Divergent Strabismus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)