orthotropia
|or-tho-tro-pi-a|
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/ˌɔrθəˈtroʊpiə/
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/ˌɔːθəˈtrəʊpiə/
straight eye alignment
Etymology
'orthotropia' originates from Greek, specifically the elements 'orthos' (meaning 'straight') and 'tropos' (meaning 'a turning' or 'direction'), with the noun-forming suffix '-ia'.
'orthotropia' was formed as a medical/New Latin term from Greek roots ('orthos' + 'tropos' + '-ia') and entered modern English usage through medical literature in the 19th–20th century.
Initially, the roots conveyed the literal sense 'straight turning' or 'straight direction', but over time the term evolved to denote specifically the clinical state of 'normal ocular alignment'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a clinical condition in which the eyes are in normal alignment; the visual axes are straight and there is no manifest strabismus (a straight ocular position).
The ophthalmologist noted orthotropia on the patient's cover test.
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