walleye

walleye
wall·eye 'wȯ-.lī n
1 a) an eye with a bluish white iris
b) an eye with an opaque white cornea
2 a) strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the nose called also exotropia compare CROSS-EYE (1)
b) wall·eyes -.līz pl eyes affected with divergent strabismus

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wall·eye (wawlґi) 1. leukoma of the cornea. 2. exotropia.

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