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English noun: ametropia

1. ametropia (state) (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia


Broader (hypernym)vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment


Narrower (hyponym)astigmatism, astigmia, farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness, myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness


Domain categoryophthalmology









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