English
exophthalmia
From exo- + ophthalmo- + -ia.
Formed from exo- + ophthalmo- + -ia
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs ‘out of’
Proto-Hellenic *eks
Ancient Greek ἐκ ‘Out of, from’
Ancient Greek ἔξω ‘outer’
English exo-
Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός ‘eye’
English ophthalmo-
Today it means
noun Protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
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Etymograph / exophthalmia