ametropia

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek άμετρος (ámetros, “immeasurable”) +‎ -opia

Noun

ametropia (countable and uncountable, plural ametropias)

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

Related terms

ametropic

Translations

any of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability

Italian: ametropia f

Portuguese: ametropia f

Italian

Etymology

? +‎ -tropia

Noun

ametropia f (plural ametropie)

(medicine, pathology, ophthalmology) ametropia

Derived terms

ametrope

Portuguese

Noun

ametropia f (plural ametropias)

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

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