ametropia

See also: ametropią

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἄμετρος (ámetros, immeasurable) + -opia

Noun

ametropia (countable and uncountable, plural ametropias)

  1. (medicine) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.

Translations


Italian

Etymology

From [Term?] + -tropia.

Noun

ametropia f (plural ametropie)

  1. (medicine, pathology, ophthalmology) ametropia

Derived terms


Polish

Etymology

From a- + Ancient Greek μετρος (metros, measurable) + -opia. First attested in 1867.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.mɛtˈrɔ.pja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔpja
  • Syllabification: a‧met‧ro‧pia

Noun

ametropia f

  1. (medicine, pathology, ophthalmology) ametropia

Declension

References

  1. Dodatek Kwartalny do Czasopisma Lekarskiego pod Tytułem Klinika. (1867) T.1, z.2, page 209

Further reading

  • ametropia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ametropia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • ametropia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Portuguese

Noun

ametropia f (plural ametropias)

  1. (ophthalmology) ametropia (any of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability)
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