amblyopia

(am′blē ō′pē ə)

noun

a loss in sharpness of vision, esp. when not traceable to any intrinsic eye disease

Origin: ModL < Gr amblys, dull + -opia

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noun

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

Origin:

Origin: New Latin amblyōpia

Origin: , from Greek ambluōpiā

Origin: , from ambluōpos, dim-sighted

Origin: : amblus, dim; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots

Origin: + ōps, ōp-, eye; see myopia

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