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amblyopia
[ am-blee-oh-pee-uh ]
noun
, Ophthalmology.
- dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect.
amblyopia
/ ˌæmblɪˈɒpɪk; ˌæmblɪˈəʊpɪə /
noun
- impaired vision with no discernible damage to the eye or optic nerve
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Derived Forms
- amblyopic, adjective
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Other Words From
- am·bly·op·ic [am-blee-, op, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amblyopia1
1700–10; < New Latin < Greek amblyōpía, equivalent to amblý ( s ) dull + -ōpiā -opia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amblyopia1
C18: New Latin, from Greek ambluōpia, from amblus dull, dim + ōps eye
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Example Sentences
Leber has recently joined those cases which are described as blindness through blepharospasm, to amblyopia from disuse.
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After this digression let us turn again to amblyopia from disuse, and to the last trump which is played for it.
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The occurrence of amblyopia as a result of non-use has been deductively constructed and is not inductively proved by observation.
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There is thus caused a symmetrical weakening of vision (amblyopia) in the opposite fields.
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Blindness or tobacco amblyopia, a form of neuritis, is not an uncommon affection among smokers.
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