amblyopia

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/æmblɪˈəʊpɪə/

noun

Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.

OriginNew Latin amblyōpia →
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Meanings

nounamblyopia (countable and uncountable, plural amblyopias)

plural amblyopias · alternative dated amblyopy

  1. countableuncountableDimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
  2. countableuncountableA disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.

Origin

  1. New Latinamblyōpia
  2. Englishamblyopia

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ
  • ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ (ămblŭōpĭ́ā)dimness or blurring of the eyesight
Catalan ambliopia
  • ambliopiadimness or blurring of the eyesight
Chinese Mandarin 弱視 /弱视
  • 弱視 /弱视 (ruòshì)dimness or blurring of the eyesight
Czech tupozrakost
  • tupozrakostdimness or blurring of the eyesight
Finnish heikkonäköisyys
  • heikkonäköisyysdimness or blurring of the eyesight
French amblyopie
  • amblyopiedimness or blurring of the eyesight
German Amblyopie, Sehschwäche
  • Amblyopiedimness or blurring of the eyesight
  • Sehschwächedimness or blurring of the eyesight
  • Schwachsichtigkeitdimness or blurring of the eyesight
Greek αμβλυωπία
  • αμβλυωπία (amvlyopía)dimness or blurring of the eyesight
Hindi मंददृष्टि
  • मंददृष्टि (manddŕṣṭi)dimness or blurring of the eyesight
Latin amblyōpia
  • amblyōpiadimness or blurring of the eyesight
Latvian ambliopija
  • ambliopijadimness or blurring of the eyesight
Persian تنبلی چشم
  • تنبلی چشم (tanbali-ye čašm)dimness or blurring of the eyesight
Polish ambliopia, niedowidzenie
  • ambliopiadimness or blurring of the eyesight
  • niedowidzeniedimness or blurring of the eyesight
Portuguese ambliopia
  • ambliopiadimness or blurring of the eyesight
Russian амблиопи́я
  • амблиопи́я (ambliopíja)dimness or blurring of the eyesight
Spanish ambliopía
  • ambliopíadimness or blurring of the eyesight
Thai ตามัว
  • ตามัว (dtaa-muua)dimness or blurring of the eyesight
Cite this entry
APA

amblyopia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amblyopia

MLA

“amblyopia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amblyopia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amblyopia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amblyopia.

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