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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmmetropia
/ˌɛm.ɪˈtroʊ.pi.ə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The normal condition of the eye in which visual refraction is balanced and images focus precisely on the retina without refractive error.
"An eye test confirmed complete emmetropia, meaning he requires no glasses or contact lenses." - 2
Normal vision state in ophthalmology characterized by the absence of myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism.
"The ophthalmologist noted that true emmetropia is relatively rare in the modern population."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin, coined in the late 19th century from Ancient Greek emmetros (in measure, proportioned) + ops (eye). It describes the optical condition of a normal, healthy eye where parallel rays are accurately focused on the retina without needing corrective lenses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Emmetropia" is said worldwide
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emmétropie
Transliteration: em-métropie
Script: émmétropie
"Son examen ophtalmologique a révélé une parfaite emmétropie."
Emmetropie
Transliteration: Em-me-tro-pie
"Der Augenarzt stellte eine ideale Emmetropie fest."
emmetropia
Transliteration: em-me-tro-pia
"L'emmetropia garantisce una visione nitida senza correzione."
emetropía
Transliteration: e-me-tro-pía
"La emetropía es el estado refractivo normal del ojo humano."
emetropia
Transliteration: e-me-tɾo-ˈpi.ɐ
"A visão normal sem graus de correção é chamada de emetropia."
सामान्य दृष्टि
Transliteration: samanya drishti
"उसकी आँख में कोई दोष नहीं था और उसे सामान्य दृष्टि प्राप्त थी।"
正视
Transliteration: zhèng shì
"眼科医生确认他的眼睛处于正视状态。"
정시
Transliteration: jeong-si
"검사 결과 그의 눈은 완벽한 정시 상태였다."
正視
Transliteration: seishi
"彼の眼は近視や遠視のない正視であった。"
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