Etymology

amblyopia

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Today it means: Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye. Full definition →

New Latin amblyōpia
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromamblyōpia
  2. English todayamblyopia

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

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