9 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
noun (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
originEtymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) English -opia English ametropia From a- + Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”) + English -opia.
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