Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, an increase in the quantity of either the aqueous or the vitreous humor.
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- noun
hydrophthalmos
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Examples
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We have seen a case produced by a tumour, which occupied the posterior portion of the orbit, and caused the organ to be somewhat protruded from its proper position, giving the eye the appearance of hydrophthalmia, for which it was taken, the existence of the tumour never for a moment being suspected.
The Dog William Youatt 1811
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