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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀβλεψία (ablepsía, “blindness”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βλέπω (blépō, “see”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ablepsia (uncountable)
- (medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.
References
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀβλεψία (ablepsía, “blindness”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βλέπω (blépō, “I see”).
Pronunciation 1
Noun
ablepsia f (genitive ablepsiae); first declension
- blindness
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
Pronunciation 2
Noun
ablepsiā f
- ablative singular of ablepsia
References