NOUN | state | exophthalmos | protrusion of the eyeball from the socket |
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Meaning | protrusion of the eyeball from the socket. | |
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Part of | hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis | An overactive thyroid gland |
Narrower | Graves' disease, exophthalmic goiter | exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter |
Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
Spanish | exoftalmia, exoftalmos | |
Catalan | exoftàlmia, exoftalmos |
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