Medical term:
buphthalmus
buph·thal·mi·a
, buphthalmusbuphthalmos (būf-thal'mē-ă, -thal'mŭs, -thal'mos),An affliction of infancy, marked by an increase of intraocular pressure with enlargement of the eyeball.
Synonym(s): congenital glaucoma, hydrophthalmia, hydrophthalmos, hydrophthalmus
[G. bous, ox, + ophthalmos, eye]
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buph·thal·mi·a
, buphthalmus , buphthalmos (būf-thal'mē-ă, -thal'mŭs, -thal'mŏs)Enlargement of the eyeball as a result of congenital glaucoma.
[G. bous, ox, + ophthalmos, eye]
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