Strabismal
/strəˈbɪz.məl/noun
Relating to strabismus, a condition in which the eyes do not align properly.
Did you know?The underlying Greek word, strabos, meant “squinting” or “crooked,” linking the modern clinical term to an ancient visual description rather than a supernatural belief.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
στραβός (strabos)
“Squinting, crooked, or distorted”
Ancient Greek
Greek
στραβισμός (strabismos)
“Squinting or a condition of ocular deviation”
Late Antiquity
Late Latin
strabismus
“Strabismus; abnormal alignment or squinting of the eyes”
Middle French
French
strabisme
“Strabismus or squinting”
19th Century
English
strabismal
“Relating to strabismus”
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