(amblyopia)

  • 11amblyopia and hallucinations —    Amblyopia is also known as lazy eye . The term comes from the Greek noun ambluopia, which means weakness of vision. It is used to denote an indistinct or poor vision, usually although not necessarily limited to one eye. The lifetime prevalence …

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  • 12Amblyopia, nocturnal — Amblyopia refers to blindness so nocturnal amblyopia is, literally, night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under Nyctalopia from the Greek nyct (night) + aloas (obscure or blind) + opsis (vision), the condition involves impaired vision… …

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  • 13amblyopia ex anopsia — amblyopia resulting from disuse …

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  • 14amblyopia — noun /æmblɪˈəʊpɪə/ dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye. See Also: amblyope, amblyopic …

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  • 15amblyopia — n. distorted vision, unclear vision …

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  • 16amblyopia — [ˌamblɪ əʊpɪə] noun Medicine impaired or dim vision without obvious defect or change in the eye. Derivatives amblyopic adjective Origin C18: from Gk ambluōpia dim sightedness , from ambluōpos (adjective), from amblus dull + ōps, ōp eye …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 17amblyopia — am·bly·o·pia …

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  • 18amblyopia — /æmbliˈoʊpiə/ (say amblee ohpeeuh) noun dimness of sight, without apparent organic defect. {New Latin, from Greek} –amblyopic /æmbliˈɒpɪk/ (say amblee opik), adjective …

  • 19amblyopia —   n. partial loss of sight not due to disease of eye; early stage of amaurosis …

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  • 20amblyopia — n. dimness of vision without obvious defect or change in the eye. Derivatives: amblyopic adj. Etymology: Gk f. ambluopos (adj.) f. amblus dull + ops, opos eye …

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