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ametropia

noun

(ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia

• Derivationally related forms: ↑ametropic

• Topics: ↑ophthalmology

• Hypernyms: ↑visual impairment, ↑visual defect, ↑vision defect, ↑visual disorder

• Hyponyms:

↑myopia, ↑nearsightedness, ↑shortsightedness, ↑astigmatism, ↑astigmia, ↑hyperopia, ↑hypermetropia, ↑hypermetropy, ↑farsightedness, ↑longsightedness

Useful english dictionary. 2012.