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orthoptic

American  
[awr-thop-tik] / ɔrˈθɒp tɪk /

adjective

Ophthalmology.

  1. pertaining to or producing normal binocular vision.

orthoptic British  
/ ɔːˈθɒptɪk /

adjective

  1. relating to normal binocular vision

    orthoptic exercises

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Etymology

Origin of orthoptic

First recorded in 1880–85; orth- + optic

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Lesley-Anne Baxter, British Orthoptic Society, Exeter It would help Ed Miliband if he took on the ideas of the unions and left behind all these disagreements over funding.

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