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lazy eye

–noun Informal.
1. the deviating eye in strabismus.
2. an amblyopic eye.
3. strabismus.
4. amblyopia.

Origin:
1935–40
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am·bly·o·pi·a   (ām'blē-ō'pē-ə)   
n.  Dimness of vision, especially when occurring in one eye without apparent physical defect or disease. Also called lazy eye.

[New Latin amblyōpia, from Greek ambluōpiā, from ambluōpos, dim-sighted : amblus, dim; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots + ōps, ōp-, eye; see myopia.]
am'bly·o'pic (-ō'pĭk, -ŏp'ĭk) adj.
lazy eye  
n.  See amblyopia.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: la·zy eye
Pronunciation: 'lA-zE-
Function: noun
: AMBLYOPIA;also : an eye affected with amblyopia
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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