Strabismus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strabismus \Stra*bis"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to squint,
     fr. ? distorted, squinting.] (Med.)
     An affection of one or both eyes, in which the optic axes can
     not be directed to the same object, -- a defect due either to
     undue contraction or to undue relaxation of one or more of
     the muscles which move the eyeball; squinting; cross-eye.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  strabismus
       n : abnormal alignment of one or both eyes [syn: {squint}]