astigmia

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/əˈstɪɡmiʌ/ (US)

Definition of astigmia

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dated, uncountable, usually)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.”
    “When the corneal astigmia is direct, and about 0.75 D., we may expect to find an almost total absence of astigmia by subjective examination.”

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Etymology

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

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