microphthalmicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrɒfˈθalmɪk/,

/ˌmʌɪkrɒpˈθalmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪkrɑpˈθælmɪk/,

/ˌmaɪkrɑfˈθælmɪk/

Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: microphthalmos n., -ic suffix; micro- comb. form, ophthalmic adj.

Etymology: < microphthalmos n. + -ic suffix; in the more general sense ‘having small eyes’ perhaps independently < micro- comb. form + ophthalmic adj.

Chiefly Medicine.

Having small eyes; (Medicine) affected by microphthalmos.

ΚΠ

1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants II. 24 Two sons were microphthalmic.

1914 Biometrika 10 7 The younger brother Pete presented on the right side a microphthalmic eye with coloboma of iris and choroid resembling the condition in his brother.

1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. ix. 134 The genus Crangonyx contains about ten species, of which some have eyes, some are microphthalmic and some anophthalmic.

1992 Sci. News 11 July 19/3 They may be microphthalmic, or the eyes may be totally absent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microphthalmic
释义	microphthalmicadj. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrɒfˈθalmɪk/, /ˌmʌɪkrɒpˈθalmɪk/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkrɑpˈθælmɪk/, /ˌmaɪkrɑfˈθælmɪk/ Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: microphthalmos n., -ic suffix; micro- comb. form, ophthalmic adj. Etymology: < microphthalmos n. + -ic suffix; in the more general sense ‘having small eyes’ perhaps independently < micro- comb. form + ophthalmic adj. Chiefly Medicine. Having small eyes; (Medicine) affected by microphthalmos. ΚΠ 1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants II. 24 Two sons were microphthalmic. 1914 Biometrika 10 7 The younger brother Pete presented on the right side a microphthalmic eye with coloboma of iris and choroid resembling the condition in his brother. 1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. ix. 134 The genus Crangonyx contains about ten species, of which some have eyes, some are microphthalmic and some anophthalmic. 1992 Sci. News 11 July 19/3 They may be microphthalmic, or the eyes may be totally absent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1868
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