amblyopia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun visual impairment without apparent organic pathology

WordNet


Am`bly*o"pi*a, Am"bly*o`py noun (Also<
  • Amblyopia
  • Amblyopy
)
Etymology
Gr. blunt, dim + eye: cf. F. amblyopie.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis.

Webster 1913