AMBLYOPIA


Meaning of AMBLYOPIA in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ am-bl ē - ' ō -p ē - ə

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ambly ō pia, from amblys blunt, dull + - ō pia -opia ― more at MOLLIFY

Date: circa 1706

: dimness of sight especially in one eye without apparent change in the eye structures ― called also lazy eye

– am · bly · opic \ - ' ō -pik, - ' ä-pik \ adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.