protrusion of the eyeballs

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• exophthalmos, exophthalmus — Protrusion of one or both eyeballs; can be congenital and familial, or due to pathology, such as a retroorbital tumor (usually unilateral) or thyroid disease (usually bilateral). SYN: proptosis. [G. ex, out, + ophthalmos, eye] endocrine e. e.… …   Medical dictionary

• popeye — protrusion of the eyeballs. Usually results from liquid or gas accumulation at the rear of the eye socket or by diseases. Also called exophthalmia …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• exophthalmia — protrusion of the eyeballs (plural of exophthalmos) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• projection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. extension, shelf; protuberance, protrusion; prominence, spur, eminence; transference, visualization. See convexity, angularity, optical instruments. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Bulge] Syn. prominence, jut …   English dictionary for students

• eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit       The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …   Universalium

• Exophthalmos — Protruding eyeball. A common finding in hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid hormone) of Graves disease. * * * ex·oph·thal·mos also ex·oph·thal·mus .ek säf thal məs, səf n abnormal protrusion of the eyeball ex·oph·thal·mic .ek säf thal mik adj * * * …   Medical dictionary

• Diffuse toxic goiter — Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with generalized diffuse overactivity ( toxicity ) of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a goiter. There are three clinical components …   Medical dictionary

• Goiter, diffuse toxic — Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with generalized diffuse overactivity ( toxicity ) of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a goiter. There are three clinical components …   Medical dictionary

• Toxic goiter, diffuse — Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with generalized diffuse overactivity ( toxicity ) of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a goiter. There are three clinical components …   Medical dictionary

• Crouzon syndrome — also Crouzon s syndrome n an inherited disorder that is controlled by an autosomal dominant gene and that is characterized by malformation of the skull due to premature ossification and closure of the sutures and by widely spaced eyes, abnormal… …   Medical dictionary

• projection — [prō jek′shən, prəjek′shən] n. [MFr < L projectio] 1. a projecting or being projected 2. something that projects, or juts out 3. something that is projected; specif., in map making, the representation on a plane of the earth s surface (or the… …   English World dictionary