astigmia

noun
/əˈstɪɡmiʌ/US

Etymology

From a- (negative prefix) + Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark, point”) + -ia.

  1. derived from στίγμα

Definitions

  1. astigmatism

    • […] and the measurement and correction of astigmia is one of the chief functions of the optometrist.
    • Astigmia of the whole eye […] is the resultant of the special astigmia of all four refracting surfaces, […]
    • Regular astigmia must be considered congenital, as a rule.

The neighborhood

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