emmetropia

[ em-i-troh-pee-uh ]
/ ˌɛm ɪˈtroʊ pi ə /

noun Ophthalmology.

the normal refractive condition of the eye, in which the rays of light are accurately focused on the retina.

Origin of emmetropia

1860–65; < New Latin, equivalent to emmetr- (stem of Greek émmetros in measure, equivalent to em- em-2 + métr(on) measure + -os adj. suffix) + -opia -opia

OTHER WORDS FROM emmetropia

em·me·trope, noun em·me·trop·ic [em-i-trop-ik, -troh-pik] /ˌɛm ɪˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjective

Words nearby emmetropia

emmeniopathy, emmenthal, emmenthaler, emmer, emmet, emmetropia, emmett, emmy, emmylou, emo, emocore

British Dictionary definitions for emmetrope

emmetropia
/ (ˌɛmɪˈtrəʊpɪə) /

noun

the normal condition of perfect vision, in which parallel light rays are focused on the retina without the need for accommodation

Derived forms of emmetropia

emmetropic (ˌɛmɪˈtrɒpɪk), adjective

Word Origin for emmetropia

C19: from New Latin, from Greek emmetros in due measure + -opia

Medical definitions for emmetrope

emmetropia
[ ĕm′ĭ-trō′pē-ə ]

n.

The condition of the normal eye when parallel rays are focused exactly on the retina and vision is perfect.

Other words from emmetropia

em′me•trop′ic (-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk) adj.