enophthalmia

enophthalmia

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • enophthalmos — Recession of the eyeball within the orbit. SYN: enophthalmia. [G. en, in, + ophthalmos, eye] * * * en·oph·thal·mos .en .äf thal məs, .äp , .mäs also en·oph·thal·mus məs n a sinking of the eyeball into the orbital cavity * * * n. a condition in… …   Medical dictionary

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