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\ ˈkrȯs-ˌī 
\
\Definition of cross-eye
1 : strabismus in which the eye turns inward toward the nose
2 cross-eyes plural : eyes affected with cross-eye
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cross-eyed \ ˈkrȯs-ˌīd \ adjective
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cross-eye
noun\ ˈkrȯ-ˌsī \
\Medical Definition of cross-eye
1 : strabismus in which the eye turns inward toward the nose
— called also esotropia
— compare walleye sense 2a2 cross-eyes\ -ˈsīz \ plural : eyes affected with cross-eye
the treatment of cross-eyes
\ plural : eyes affected with cross-eye
the treatment of cross-eyesOther Words from cross-eye
cross-eyed \ -ˈsīd \ adjective
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The first known use of cross-eye was in 1826
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