amblyopia

[ am-blee-oh-pee-uh ]

/ ˌæm bliˈoʊ pi ə /

Save This Word!

noun Ophthalmology.

dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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

ambivert, amble, Ambler, Ambleside, amblygonite, amblyopia, amblyoscope, amblypod, ambo, amboceptor, Amboina wood

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use amblyopia in a sentence

Tami Zhu grew up with a wandering blind eye, a rare condition known as amblyopia.
A path to technology: from China to Silicon Valley|Liz Karagianis|February 23, 2022|MIT Technology Review
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