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myopia vs ametropia

ametropia vs myopia

myopia and ametropia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
myopia Yes No No No
ametropia Yes No No No
As nouns, ametropia is a hypernym of myopia; that is, ametropia is a word with a broader meaning than myopia:
  • myopia: (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
  • ametropia: (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
myopia (noun) ametropia (noun)
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
Difference between myopia and ametropia

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