ametropia

noun

am·​e·​tro·​pia ˌa-mə-ˈtrō-pē-ə 

: an abnormal refractive condition (such as myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism) of the eye in which images fail to focus upon the retina

ametropic

ˌa-mə-ˈtrō-pik 

-ˈträ-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Dutch ametropie, from Greek ámetros "unmeasurable, ill-proportioned" (from a- a- entry 2 + -metros, adjective derivative of métron "measure, (in plural) proportions") + -opie -opia — more at meter entry 1

Note: The term was introduced by the Dutch ophthalmologist Franciscus Cornelius Donders (1818-89) in Ametropie en hare gevolgen (Utrecht, 1860), pp. xi-xii.

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ametropia

• atropia
• cecropia
• diplopia
• dystopia
• myopia
• utopia
• amblyopia
• cornucopia
• hyperopia
• hypermetropia

Medical Definition

ametropia

noun

am·​e·​tro·​pia ˌam-ə-ˈtrō-pē-ə 

: an abnormal refractive eye condition (as myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism) in which images fail to focus upon the retina

ametropic

-ˈtrō-pik  -ˈträp-ik 

adjective