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stigmatism definition

stig·ma·tism (stig′mə tiz′əm)

noun

  1. the condition characterized by the presence of stigmas or stigmata
  2. the condition of a lens, and the normal condition of the eye, in which rays of light from a single point are focused upon a single point

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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