amblyopia

[ am-blee-oh-pee-uh ]

/ ˌæm bliˈoʊ pi ə /

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noun Ophthalmology.

dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect.

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Origin of amblyopia

1700–10; <New Latin <Greek amblyōpía, equivalent to amblý(s) dull + -ōpiā-opia

OTHER WORDS FROM amblyopia

am·bly·op·ic

[am-blee-op-ik], /ˌæm bliˈɒp ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby amblyopia

ambly-, amblyaphia, amblygeustia, amblygonite, Amblyomma, amblyopia, amblyoscope, amblypod, ambo, amboceptor, Amboina wood

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How to use amblyopia in a sentence

Leber has recently joined those cases which are described as blindness through blepharospasm, to amblyopia from disuse.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
After this digression let us turn again to amblyopia from disuse, and to the last trump which is played for it.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
The occurrence of amblyopia as a result of non-use has been deductively constructed and is not inductively proved by observation.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
There is thus caused a symmetrical weakening of vision (amblyopia) in the opposite fields.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various

Blindness or tobacco amblyopia, a form of neuritis, is not an uncommon affection among smokers.
How to Live|Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk

British Dictionary definitions for amblyopia

amblyopia

/ (ˌæmblɪˈəʊpɪə) /

noun

impaired vision with no discernible damage to the eye or optic nerve

Derived forms of amblyopia

amblyopic (ˌæmblɪˈɒpɪk), adjective

Word Origin for amblyopia

C18: New Latin, from Greek ambluōpia, from amblus dull, dim + ōps eye

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for amblyopia

amblyopia

[ ăm′blē-ō′pē-ə ]

Dimness of vision, especially when occurring in one eye without apparent physical defect or disease.lazy eye

Other words from amblyopia

am′bly•o′pic (-ō′pĭk, -ŏp′ĭk) adj.