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stigmatism

[stig-muh-tiz-uhm]

stig·ma·tism

[stig-muh-tiz-uhm]
noun
1.
Optics. the property of a lens that is stigmatic.
2.
Pathology. a condition in which stigmata are present.

Origin:
1655–65; stigmat- (see stigmatic) + -ism
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stigmatism (ˈstɪɡməˌtɪzəm)
 
n
1.  physics the state or condition of being anastigmatic
2.  pathol the condition resulting from or characterized by stigmata

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stigmatism stig·ma·tism (stĭg'mə-tĭz'əm)
n.
The condition of having stigmas.

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