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ametropia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ametropia has 1 sense
- ametropia(n = noun.state) - (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia; is a kind of vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment
has particulars: myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness, astigmatism, astigmia, farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness
Derived form adjective ametropic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
ametropia, n. [Gr. irregular + , , eye.].
a visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and hyperopia . [1913 Webster]
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