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bliˈoʊ noun Ophthalmology.
dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect.
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amblyopia (ˌæmblɪˈəʊpɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| impaired vision with no discernible damage to the eye or optic nerve | |
| [C18: New Latin, from Greek ambluōpia, from amblus dull, dim + ōps eye] | |
| amblyopic | |
| —adj | |
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is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Word Origin & History
amblyopia
1706, "weakening of the eyesight," medical L., from Gk. amblyopia "dim-sightedness," noun of action from amblys "dulled, blunt" + ops "eye."
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amblyopia 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.
am'bly·o'pic (-ō'pĭk, -ŏp'ĭk) adj.
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