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Amblyopia

//æmblɪˈəʊpɪə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    visual impairment without apparent organic pathology wordnet
  3. 3
    A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin amblyōpia. By surface analysis, ambly- + -ope + -ia.

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