Meaning of AMETROPIA
| Pronunciation: | | `ami'trowpeeu
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| | Definition: | | [n] (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia |
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| | See Also: | | astigmatism, astigmia, farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness, myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness, vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment | |
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| | Definition: | | \Am`e*tro"pi*a\, n. [Gr. ? irregular + ?, ?, eye.]
(Med.)
Any abnormal condition of the refracting powers of the eye.
-- {Am`e*trop"ic}, a.
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