Main Entry: am·bly·opia

Pronunciation: \ˌam-blē-ˈō-pē-ə\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek amblyōpia, from amblys blunt, dull + -ōpia -opia — more at mollify

Date: circa 1706

: dimness of sight especially in one eye without apparent change in the eye structures —called also lazy eye

— am·bly·opic \-ˈō-pik, -ˈä-pik\ adjective