buphthalmic

adjective

buph·​thal·​mic

(ˈ)b(y)üf¦thalmik,

¦bəf-

: of, relating to, or affected with buphthalmos

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary buphthalm- (from New Latin buphthalmos) + -ic

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