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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin ametropia, from Ancient Greek ἄμετρος (ámetros) + ὤψ, ὠπός (ṓps, ōpós) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ametɾoˈpia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: a‧me‧tro‧pí‧a
Noun
ametropía f (plural ametropías)
- (pathology) ametropia
2017 July, “Denuncia penal contra directora de Hospital”, in El Pais (Uruguay):Por ejemplo, en uno de ellos, ingresó al hospital para desempeñarse como directora a las 10:17 y salió a las 17:41 horas, pero durante diez minutos, entre las 10:16 y las 10:26, coordinó una cirugía con láser de córnea para corregir una ametropía, anomalía ocular.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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