NOM | state | astigmatisme | (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point |
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state | astigmatisme | (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea |
Sentit | (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point. | |
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Categoria | òptica | The branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light |
General | circumstàncies, condició | A state at a particular time |
Anglès | astigmatism, astigmia | |
Espanyol | astigmatismo |
Sentit | (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people. | |
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Categoria | oftalmologia | The branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases |
Específic | queratocon | Abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye |
General | ametropia | (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia |
Anglès | astigmatism, astigmia | |
Espanyol | astigmatismo |
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