Hypertelorism Definition
hīpə-tĕlə-rĭzəm
noun
Abnormal distance between two paired organs, especially the eyes.
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Other Word Forms of Hypertelorism
Noun
Singular:
hypertelorism
Plural:
hypertelorismsOrigin of Hypertelorism
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hyper– Greek tēle far off kwel-2 in Indo-European roots horizein to separate (from horos boundary) –ism
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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