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(skwĭnt)
[ME. asquint, sidelong glance]
1. Abnormality in which the right and left visual axes do not bear toward an objective point simultaneously.
SEE: strabismus
2. To close the eyes partly, either to block out excess environmental light or to try to improve a refractive error of vision.
3. To be unable to direct both eyes simultaneously toward a point.
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(skwĭnt)
[ME. asquint, sidelong glance]
1. Abnormality in which the right and left visual axes do not bear toward an objective point simultaneously.
SEE: strabismus
2. To close the eyes partly, either to block out excess environmental light or to try to improve a refractive error of vision.
3. To be unable to direct both eyes simultaneously toward a point.
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