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anisometropia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ani-sometropia
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English metr- English -opia English anisometropia From an- + iso- + metr- (“measure”) + -opia.

Inflected Forms

anisometropias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anisometropic antimetropia

Questions

What does anisometropia mean?
A condition in which the two eyes of an individual have different refractive power.
Where does anisometropia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English metr- English -opia English anisometropia From an- + iso- + metr- (“measure”) + -opia.

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