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astigmatism
(mass) | astigmatism
- astigmatizmus |
astigmatism
(encz) | astigmatism,astigmatizmus n: Zdeněk Brož |
astigmatism
(gcide) | ametropia \am`e*tro"pi*a\ ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.
[Gr. 'a`metros irregular + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.] (Med.)
A visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light
rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and
hyperopia. -- Am`e*trop"ic ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[o^]p"[i^]k), a.
AS
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Astigmatism
(gcide) | Astigmatism \A*stig"ma*tism\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ?, ?, a prick
of a pointed instrument, a spot, fr. ? to prick: cf. F.
astigmatisme.] (Med. & Opt.)
A defect of the eye or of a lens, in consequence of which the
rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal
point, thus causing imperfect images or indistinctness of
vision.
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Note: The term is applied especially to the defect causing
images of lines having a certain direction to be
indistinct, or imperfectly seen, while those of lines
transverse to the former are distinct, or clearly seen.
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astigmatism
(wn) | astigmatism
n 1: (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from
irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted
people [syn: astigmatism, astigmia]
2: (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from
a single point fail to converge in a single focal point [syn:
astigmatism, astigmia] [ant: stigmatism] |
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Astigmatism
(gcide) | ametropia \am`e*tro"pi*a\ ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.
[Gr. 'a`metros irregular + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.] (Med.)
A visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light
rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and
hyperopia. -- Am`e*trop"ic ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[o^]p"[i^]k), a.
AS
[1913 Webster +PJC]Astigmatism \A*stig"ma*tism\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ?, ?, a prick
of a pointed instrument, a spot, fr. ? to prick: cf. F.
astigmatisme.] (Med. & Opt.)
A defect of the eye or of a lens, in consequence of which the
rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal
point, thus causing imperfect images or indistinctness of
vision.
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Note: The term is applied especially to the defect causing
images of lines having a certain direction to be
indistinct, or imperfectly seen, while those of lines
transverse to the former are distinct, or clearly seen.
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Myopic astigmatism
(gcide) | Myopic \My*op"ic\, a.
Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia;
nearsighted.
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Myopic astigmatism, a condition in which the eye is
affected with myopia in one meridian only.
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