microphthalmia

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noun

The presence of abnormally small eyes.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

nounmicrophthalmia (countable and uncountable, plural microphthalmias)

plural microphthalmias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe presence of abnormally small eyes.

    Synonyms: microphthalmos, microphthalmy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe presence of abnormally small eyes.

Origin

Translations

Finnish mikroftalmia
  • mikroftalmiapresence of abnormally small eyes
Greek μικροφθαλμία
  • μικροφθαλμία (mikrofthalmía)presence of abnormally small eyes
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APA

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

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Chicago

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