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a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Edriophthalma. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Nl., fr. Gr. &unr_; with prominent eyes; &unr_; out + &unr_; the eye. ] (Med.) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, exophthalmia. [ 1913 Webster ]

Exophthalmic golter. Same as Rasedow's disease.

‖‖/mhw>, n. [ NL. ] (Med.) Same as Exophthalmia.
Syn. -- exophthalmus, exophthalmy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Exophthalmia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + 'ofqalmo`s the eye. ] (Zool.) A group of acalephs, including the naked-eyed medusæ; the hydromedusæ. Most of them are known to be the free-swimming progeny (gonophores) of hydroids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Same as Haulm. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "a`lma, fr. "a`llesqai to leap. ] (Greek Antiq.) The long jump, with weights in the hands, -- the most important of the exercises of the Pentathlon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A game played on a board having 256 squares, by two persons with 19 men each, or by four with 13 men each, starting from different corners and striving to place each his own set of men in a corresponding position in the opposite corner by moving them or by jumping them over those met in progress. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; wet + E. ophthalmic. ] (Anat.) Serving to moisten the eye; -- sometimes applied to the lachrymal ducts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + &unr_; eye. ] See Apophyllite. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ NL. lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s hare + 'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from the notion that a hare sleeps with his eyes open. ] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Micro- + Gr. 'ofqalmo`s eye. ] An unnatural smallness of the eyes, occurring as the result of disease or of imperfect development. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Monothalamous. ] (Bot.) Formed from one pistil; -- said of fruits. R. Brown. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. One of the genera of newts, included in the family Salamandridae.
Syn. -- genus Notophthalmus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. ophthalmie, L. ophthalmia, fr. Gr. 'ofqalmi`a, fr. 'ofqalmo`s the eye, akin to E. optic. See Optic. ] (Med.) An inflammation of the membranes or coats of the eye or of the eyeball.
Syn. -- ophthalmitis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'ofqalmiko`s: cf. F. ophthalmique. See Ophthalmia. ] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as the ophthalmic, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland, eyelids, nose, and forehead. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ophthalmic region (Zool.), the space around the eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ofqalmo`s the eye. ] (Zool.) An eyestalk; the organ which bears the compound eyes of decapod Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) severe conjunctivitis; ophthalmia.
Syn. -- ophthalmia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to ophthalmology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in ophthalmology; an oculist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ofqalmo`s the eye + -logy: cf. F. ophthalmologie. ] The science which treats of the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ofqalmo`s eye + -meter. ] (Physiol.) An instrument devised by Helmholtz for measuring the size of a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Gr. 'ofqalmo`s the eye + -scope. ] (Physiol.) An instrument for viewing the interior of the eye, particularly the retina. Light is thrown into the eye by a mirror (usually concave) and the interior is then examined with or without the aid of a lens. -- Oph*thal`mo*scop"ic a. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. ophthalmoscopie. ] 1. A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person's temper and character from the appearance of the eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Examination of the eye with the ophthalmoscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Ophthalmia.
Syn. -- ophthalmitis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Podophthalmic. ] (Zool.) The stalk-eyed Crustacea, -- an order of Crustacea having the eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs, lobsters, and prawns. Called also Podophthalmata, and Decapoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The eyestalk of a crustacean. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Podo- + Gr. &unr_; an eye. ] (Zool.) (a) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. (b) Of or pertaining to the Podophthalmia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Shawm. [ Obs. ] Knolles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. stegano`s covered + 'ofqalmo`s the eye. ] (Zool.) The Discophora, or Phanerocarpae. Called also Steganophthalmia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; xhro`s dry + &unr_; the eye. See Ophthalmia. ] (Med.) An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva. [ 1913 Webster ]