Stra-bĭs'mus, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. strabisme, It. strabismo, Sp. estrabismo, N. Lat. strabismus, Gr. στραβισμός, from στραβίζειν, to squint, from στραβῶν, στραβός, distorted, squinting, Lat. strabo, strabus, from Gr. στρέφειν, to twist, turn.] (Med.) An affection of one or both eyes, in which the optic axes can not be directed to the same object; squinting; the act or habit of looking asquint.