buphthalmos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Abnormal enlargement of the eyeball.

Word forms

buphthalmos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs, “ox or cow”) + Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”), referring to the bulging eyes common to bovines.

Synonyms

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