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orthoptic

[ awr-thop-tik ]
/ ɔrˈθɒp tɪk /

adjective Ophthalmology.

pertaining to or producing normal binocular vision.

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Origin of orthoptic

First recorded in 1880–85; orth- + optic

Words nearby orthoptic

orthopsychiatry, orthopter, orthopteran, orthopteron, orthopterous, orthoptic, orthoptics, orthoptist, orthopyroxene, orthorexia, orthorhombic
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British Dictionary definitions for orthoptic

orthoptic
/ (ɔːˈθɒptɪk) /

adjective

relating to normal binocular visionorthoptic exercises
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