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Word: Ametropia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Medical Times and Gazette. From ancient Greek ἄμετρος without measure, without metre + -opia, after Dutch ametropie
Definition:
Abnormality of the refraction of the eye, resulting in an inability to focus light precisely on the retina. Contrasted with "emmetropia".
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