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ho⋅rop⋅ter

  [huh-rop-ter, haw-]
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–noun Ophthalmology.
a projection of the points in the visual field corresponding to the aggregate of points registering on the two retinas.
Origin:
1695–1705; < Gk hór(os) boundary + optr one that looks

Related forms:
hor⋅op⋅ter⋅ic  [hawr-op-ter-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: ho·rop·ter
Pronunciation: h&-'räp-t&r, ho-
Function: noun
: the locus of points in external space whose images areformed on corresponding places of the two retinas and which are seen single —hor·op·ter·ic /"ho-"räp-'ter-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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horopter ho·rop·ter (hô-rŏp'tər)
n.
The sum of all points in space whose images form at corresponding points on the plane of the retina.

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