exophthalmia

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Etymology

From exo- +‎ ophthalmo- +‎ -ia.

Noun

exophthalmia (countable and uncountable, plural exophthalmias)

  1. (medicine) protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.

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