anopia

Thân thiện

A child with anopia reads a braille book with their fingertips.

Definition

Noun A condition of sightlessness, particularly when caused by a structural defect in the eye or the complete absence of an eye.

Usage

The term "anopia" is a specialized medical term used to describe a specific type of blindness. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation. * The congenital condition resulted in complete anopia in his left eye. * The patient's anopia was due to the absence of the optic nerve.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical Diagnosis: The term is primarily used in clinical and ophthalmological contexts to specify the anatomical cause of vision loss.
  • The examination confirmed bilateral anopia.

Variants and Related Words

• Anopsia (n): An alternative, though less common, term for the same condition.
• Hemianopia (n): A related but distinct condition involving blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes. (Note: This is a compound word containing the target morpheme).

Synonyms

• Sightlessness (n): The general state of being unable to see.
• Blindness (n): The more common general term for lack of vision.

Antonyms

• Sight (n): The faculty or power of seeing.
• Vision (n): The ability to see.

Học thuật

Noun

1. sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye)