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emmetropia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-metropia
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔμμετρος (émmetros, “in measure, proportioned”) + English -opia (“vision”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

emmetropias (plural)

Derived Forms

emmetrope emmetropic emmetropization

Frequently Paired Words

astigmatism hyperopia myopia

Questions

What does emmetropia mean?
The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina.
Where does emmetropia come from?
From Ancient Greek ἔμμετρος (émmetros, “in measure, proportioned”) + English -opia (“vision”).

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