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ametropia

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am⋅e⋅tro⋅pi⋅a

  [am-i-troh-pee-uh]
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–noun Ophthalmology.
faulty refraction of light rays by the eye, as in astigmatism or myopia.
Origin:
1875–80; < Gk ámetr(os) unmeasured (a- a- 6 + métr(on) measure + -os adj. suffix) + -opia

Related forms:
am⋅e⋅trop⋅ic  [am-i-trop-ik, -troh-pik] , adjective
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am·e·tro·pi·a   (ām'ĭ-trō'pē-ə)   
n.  An eye abnormality, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism, resulting from faulty refractive ability of the eye.

[Greek ametros, without measure (a-, without; see a-1 + metron, measure; see meter1) + -opia.]
am'e·trop'ic (-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: am·e·tro·pia
Pronunciation: "am-&-'trO-pE-&
Function: noun
: an abnormal refractive eye condition (as myopia,hyperopia, or astigmatism) in which images fail to focus upon the retina —am·e·tro·pic /-'trO-pik, -'träp-ik/ adjective
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ametropia am·e·tro·pi·a (ām'ĭ-trō'pē-ə)
n.
An eye abnormality, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism, resulting from faulty refractive ability of the eye.

am'e·trop'ic (-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk) adj.

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