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Definition of the noun anorthopia
What does anorthopia mean as a name of something?
noun - plural: -
- distorted vision in which straight lines appear curved
- lexical domain: States - nouns denoting stable states of affairs
- more generic terms: vision defect / visual defect / visual disorder / visual impairment = impairment of the sense of sight
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The London Lancet (1852)
A Journal of British and Foreign Medicine, Physiology, Surgery, Chemistry, Criticism, Literature and News
Anorthopia is an affection of sight which we have not before seen mentioned, but it is certainly deserving of attention. It is characterized by the individual subject to it being unable to discern when objects are not parallel one to the other, and it ...
Dictionary of Eclectic Shorthand (1894)
Giving the Phonetic and Shorthand Equivalents of the Primitive Words and the Various Classes of Derivative Words of the English Language. Also, Several Vocabularies of Technical Terms by Jesse George Cross
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Pocket Ophthalmic Dictionary, Including Pronunciation, Derivation and Definition of the Words Used in Optometry and Ophthalmology (1916)
Together with a Complete Description of the Light Wave Theory, Anatomy of the Eye, Functions, Blood and Nerve Supply of the Different Parts... by James John Lewis
Anorthopia (an-or-tho'-pe-ah). (Gr. an = not + orthos = straight + ops = eye.) A defective state of vision which is unable to distinguish a want of parallelism. Anterior (front part). Referring to the eye, the cornea would be the most anterior point.
The Dictionary of Psychology (2016)
by Ray Corsini
anorthopia A defect of vision in which objects are seen as distorted (for example, straight lines may appear to the patient as crooked). anorthoscope A device containing a vertical slit, a drawing moved slowly in front of the slit permits viewers to ...
Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions - Australian & New Zealand Edition (2014)
by Peter Harris, Sue Nagy, Nicholas Vardaxis
anorthopia/ anމ{rthǀމpƝāۑ/, a visual disorder in which straight lines appear to be curved or angular. The person also may have a diminished perception of symmetry.
Midline Medical Dictionary (2002)
by P. S. Rawat
31's: Anorthopia. Obliquity of vision; squinting. *HT, Haigfewt, fair:fe, RETTH, 3RRRR-#RE; fa:H-3Ra Anosmia. A loss of the sense of smell; anosphrasia. 315|TUTHT, Tasmatara, aurant, Gaa #1 wifki HT ETH Anosmic.
Macmillan Dictionary of Psychology (1991)
by Stuart Sutherland
anorthopia. A visual impairment in which the shape of edges and lines is distorted. anorthoscope. A device consisting of a slit behind which a drawing on a piece of paper is rapidly pulled at right angles to the slit's direction; ...
Pocket Medical Dictionary (1999)
by B. Jain Publishers Staff
Anorthopia, an-or-tho'-pe-ah. Obliquity of vision; squinting. Anosmia ...
The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1910)
Anorthopia ( an-or-thope-ah) [Gr:#v priv. # 5986, straight + 3 pts vision]. Distorted vision.
Mosby's Medical Dictionary (2016)
by Mosby
anorthopia /an′ôrthō′′pē·ə/, a visual disorder in which straight lines appear to be curved or angular. The person also may have a diminished perception of symmetry and an inability to view objects in proper alignment.
Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions (2016)
by Mosby
anorthopia /an′ôrthō′′pē·ə/, a visual disorder in which straight lines appear to be curved or angular. The person also may have a diminished perception of symmetry and an inability to view objects ...
Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science (2014)
by Michel Millodot
anorthopia A perceptual anomaly in which straight lines appear curved. anorthoscope An apparatus for producing and studying anorthoscopic perception which is the veridical perception of an image viewed under very ...
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