AMETROPIA


Meaning of AMETROPIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-mə-ˈtrō-pē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ametros without measure (from a- + metron measure) + New Latin -opia — more at measure

Date: 1875

: an abnormal refractive condition (as myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism) of the eye in which images fail to focus upon the retina

• am·e·tro·pic -ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträ- adjective

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