diplopia
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editdiplopia (countable and uncountable, plural diplopias)
- (pathology) An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.
- 1985, Lawrence Durrell, chapter 3, in Quinx[1], New York: Viking, page 61:
- As for Bodhidharma the only painting extant is too late to have been done from life. The sage’s eyes are crossed from his exertions. Diplopia giving the impression of the pineal eye, the Third Eye in full flower.
- 2018 December 13, Lisa Sanders, M.D., “Why Was the Woman Having Trouble Seeing, if Her Eyes Were Fine?”, in The New York Times Magazine[2]:
- That doctor also noted the diplopia and sent her for a CT scan.
Usage notes
edit- In crossed or heteronymous diplopia, the image seen by the right eye is upon the left hand, and vice versa. In homonymous diplopia, the image seen by the right eye is on the right side, that by the left eye on the left side. In vertical diplopia one image stands above the other.
Coordinate terms
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editophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
References
edit- “diplopia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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editInternationalism (see English diplopia)
Pronunciation
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editdiplopia
Declension
editInflection of diplopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | diplopia | diplopiat | |
genitive | diplopian | diplopioiden diplopioitten | |
partitive | diplopiaa | diplopioita | |
illative | diplopiaan | diplopioihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | diplopia | diplopiat | |
accusative | nom. | diplopia | diplopiat |
gen. | diplopian | ||
genitive | diplopian | diplopioiden diplopioitten diplopiain rare | |
partitive | diplopiaa | diplopioita | |
inessive | diplopiassa | diplopioissa | |
elative | diplopiasta | diplopioista | |
illative | diplopiaan | diplopioihin | |
adessive | diplopialla | diplopioilla | |
ablative | diplopialta | diplopioilta | |
allative | diplopialle | diplopioille | |
essive | diplopiana | diplopioina | |
translative | diplopiaksi | diplopioiksi | |
abessive | diplopiatta | diplopioitta | |
instructive | — | diplopioin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
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editdiplopia f (plural diplopie)
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- English terms prefixed with diplo-
- English terms suffixed with -opia
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- en:Ophthalmology
- en:Vision
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- it:Pathology