amblyopia

[ am-blee-oh-pee-uh ]

/ ˌæm bliˈoʊ pi ə /

noun Ophthalmology.

dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect.

Nearby words

ambly-, amblyaphia, amblygeustia, amblygonite, amblyomma, amblyopia, amblyoscope, amblypod, ambo, ambo-, amboceptor

Origin of amblyopia

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

Related forms

am·bly·op·ic

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

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Examples from the Web for amblyopia

After this digression let us turn again to amblyopia from disuse, and to the last trump which is played for it.
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Amblyopia and some loss of hearing also occurred, as well as mental failure.
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There is thus caused a symmetrical weakening of vision (amblyopia) in the opposite fields.
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Leber has recently joined those cases which are described as blindness through blepharospasm, to amblyopia from disuse.
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The occurrence of amblyopia as a result of non-use has been deductively constructed and is not inductively proved by observation.
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British Dictionary definitions for amblyopia

amblyopia

/ (ˌæmblɪˈəʊpɪə) /

noun

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

Derived Forms

amblyopic (ˌæmblɪˈɒpɪk), adjective

Word Origin for amblyopia

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

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Medicine definitions for amblyopia

amblyopia

[ ăm′blē-ō′pē-ə ]

n.

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

Related forms

am′bly•o′pic (-ō′pĭk, -ŏp′ĭk) adj.