| Exophiala werneckii | A species that causes tinea nigra. Synonym: Cladosporium werneckii. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| exophoria | Tendency of the eyes to deviate outward when fusion is suspended. Synonym: exodeviation. Origin: exo-+ G. Phora, a carrying (05 Mar 2000) |
| exophoric | Relating to exophoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exophthalmia | <clinical sign> Abnormal protrusion of the eye from the orbit. (27 Sep 1997) |
| exophthalmic | Of or pertaining to, or characterised by, exophthalmia. Exophthalmic golter. Same as Rasedow's disease. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exophthalmic goiter | Any of the various forms of hyperthyroidism in which the thyroid gland is enlarged and exophthalmos is present. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exophthalmic ophthalmoplegia | Ophthalmoplegia with protrusion of the eyeballs due to increased water content of orbital tissues incidental to thyroid disorders, usually hyperthyroidism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exophthalmometer | An instrument to measure the distance between the anterior pole of the eye and a fixed reference point, often the zygomatic bone. Synonym: orthometer, proptometer, statometer. Origin: exophthalmos + G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| exophthalmos | <clinical sign> An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball in the orbit when observed from the side. Quantification can be made using an exophthalmomometer. Compare: proptosis. Origin: Gr. Ophthalmos = eye (18 Nov 1997) |
| exophthalmos-producing substance | A factor found in crude extract of pituitary tissue that produced exophthalmos in laboratory animals (especially fish). Its existence and role in producing exophthalmopathy in Graves' disease is questioned. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exophthalmus | <medicine> Same as Exophthalmia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exophthalmy | <medicine> Exophthalmia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exophyllous | <botany> Not sheathed in another leaf. Origin: Exo- + Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| exophyte | An exterior or external plant parasite. Origin: exo-+ G. Phyton, plant (05 Mar 2000) |
| exophytic | 1. Pertaining to an exophyte. 2. Denoting a neoplasm or lesion that grows outward from an epithelial surface. (05 Mar 2000) |