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exophthalmos
ex·oph·thal·mos [ èks əf thálməss ] or ex·oph·thal·mus [ èks əf thálməss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
protrusion of the eyeball: unusual protrusion of the eyeball, sometimes resulting from an aneurysm
[Early 17th century. Directly or via modern Latin< Greek exophthalmos "(condition of) the eye being outside" < ophthalmos "eye"]

ex·oph·thal·mic adjective
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