PULSATING EXOPHTHALMUS
\pˈʌlse͡ɪtɪŋ ɛɡzˈɒfθalməs], \pˈʌlseɪtɪŋ ɛɡzˈɒfθalməs], \p_ˈʌ_l_s_eɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ ɛ_ɡ_z_ˈɒ_f_θ_a_l_m_ə_s]\
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A disease of the orbit characterized by protrusion of the eyeball, subjective noises over the region of the orbit and the cranial bones in the vicinity, and visible pulsation in the eyeball or the anterior portion of the orbital aperture; due either to a disease of the blood vessels in the orbit or in the cranial cavity, or in rare instances to some obstruction to the venous current through the cavernous sinus. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
