enophthalmia
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Enophthalmia — Not to be confused with enophthalmos. Enophthalmia is a medical term that describes eyes that are abnormally sunken into their sockets. This condition usually effects elderly persons. Surgery can be done to correct it. It is also the earliest… … Wikipedia
enophthalmos — Recession of the eyeball within the orbit. SYN: enophthalmia. [G. en, in, + ophthalmos, eye] * * * en·oph·thal·mos .en .äf thal məs, .äp , .mäs also en·oph·thal·mus məs n a sinking of the eyeball into the orbital cavity * * * n. a condition in… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
