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斜視

しゃし

N1strabismus · crossed eyes

Examples

授業では模型を使って斜視の仕組みを学んだ。

物語の医師は斜視について図を示しながら説明した。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 斜視 is read as しゃし and is a medical noun for strabismus, a condition in which the eyes are not aligned toward the same point.
  • Basic usage: Use 斜視の仕組み for its mechanism and 斜視について説明する for making it the topic of an explanation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Clinical and everyday wording
    • Strabismus is the precise clinical term; “crossed eyes” is an everyday description that may cover only some appearances.
  • Instruction versus diagnosis
    • A classroom model and a fictional doctor’s diagram explain the concept without diagnosing a real individual.

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