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HYPERTROPIA

\hˌa͡ɪpətɹˈə͡ʊpi͡ə], \hˌa‍ɪpətɹˈə‍ʊpi‍ə], \h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_t_ɹ_ˈəʊ_p_iə]\

Definitions of HYPERTROPIA

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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[Greek] A turning of one eye above the other; strabismus sursumvergens.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

Deviation of one eye upward and the other eye downward. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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