heterotropia
|het-er-o-tro-pi-a|
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/ˌhɛtərəˈtroʊpiə/
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/ˌhɛtərəˈtrəʊpiə/
different turning (eye misalignment)
Etymology
'heterotropia' originates from Greek, specifically the elements 'hetero-' and 'tropē', where 'hetero-' meant 'different' and 'tropē' meant 'a turning'.
'heterotropia' was formed in New Latin/medical terminology by combining the Greek roots 'hetero-' and 'tropia' (from 'tropē'), and it entered modern English as the medical term 'heterotropia'.
Initially it meant 'different turning', but over time it evolved into the specific medical meaning of 'a form of ocular misalignment (manifest strabismus)'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a manifest deviation of the eyes (a form of strabismus) in which one or both eyes are visibly misaligned when fixing on an object; a tropia (observable ocular misalignment), contrasted with heterophoria (latent misalignment).
The ophthalmologist diagnosed the child with heterotropia and recommended vision therapy.
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