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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesambliopía
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ambliopía
"La ambliopía también se conoce popularmente como ojo vago."
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A medical condition in which vision in one eye is reduced because the eye and brain are not working together properly, commonly known as lazy eye.
"Early detection and treatment of amblyopia can prevent permanent vision loss in children."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin, originating from Ancient Greek amblyōpia, formed from amblys meaning 'blunt' or 'dull' and ōps meaning 'eye'. The term has been used in medical nomenclature since the 17th century to describe reduced vision not resulting from any organic disease of the eye.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Amblyopia" is said worldwide
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amblyopie
Transliteration: amblyopie
"L'amblyopie est souvent diagnostiquée durant la petite enfance."
Amblyopie
Transliteration: Amblyopie
"Eine frühzeitige Behandlung der Amblyopie ist entscheidend für den Erfolg."
ambliopia
Transliteration: ambliopia
"L'ambliopia colpisce spesso un solo occhio nei bambini."
ambliopía
Transliteration: ambliopía
"La ambliopía también se conoce popularmente como ojo vago."
ambliopia
Transliteration: ambliopia
"O tratamento para ambliopia pode incluir o uso de um tampão ocular."
अम्ब्लियोपिया
Transliteration: ambliyopia
"अम्ब्लियोपिया को आमतौर पर आलसी आँख भी कहा जाता है।"
弱视
Transliteration: ruòshì
"儿童弱视需要尽早发现和治疗。"
약시
Transliteration: yaksi
"약시는 조기에 발견하면 교정이 가능합니다."
弱視
Transliteration: jakushi
"子供の弱視は早期発見が非常に重要です。"
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