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单词 diplopia
释义

diplopia

noun

dip·​lo·​pia di-ˈplō-pē-ə How to pronounce diplopia (audio)
: a disorder of vision in which two images of a single object are seen (as from unequal action of the eye muscles)

called also double vision

diplopic
di-ˈplō-pik How to pronounce diplopia (audio)
-ˈplä-pik
adjective

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We won't give you any double-talk about diplopia. The word is simply the sum of the combining forms dipl- (meaning "double") and -opia (meaning "vision"). Visionarily speaking, the linguistic relatives of diplopia include hyperopia ("farsightedness"), myopia ("nearsightedness"), deuteranopia ("red-green color blindness"), and presbyopia ("loss of elasticity in the eye's lens").

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Understandably, strabismus is frequently accompanied by diplopia, or double vision. Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

circa 1811, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

diplopia

noun

dip·​lo·​pia dip-ˈlō-pē-ə How to pronounce diplopia (audio)
: a disorder of vision in which two images of a single object are seen (as from unequal action of the eye muscles)

called also double vision

diplopia

noun

as in strabismus

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • strabismus
  • astigmatism
  • squint
  • eyesight
  • myopia
  • aniseikonia
  • hyperopia
  • vision
  • nearsightedness
  • hypermetropia
  • presbyopia
  • sight
  • eye
  • farsightedness
  • double vision
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