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(ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
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ametropia
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n. (context medicine English) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.
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n. (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ametropia \Am`e*tro"pi*a\, n. [Gr. ? irregular + ?, ?, eye.] (Med.) a visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and hyperopia . -- Am`e*trop"ic , a.