cross-eye

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   strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose

   Synonymscrossed eyeconvergent strabismusesotropia

   Broaderstrabismus

Questions about cross-eye

What does cross-eye mean?

cross-eye means "strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose".

How many syllables are in cross-eye?

cross-eye has 2 syllables and divides as cros-s-eye under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.