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单词 orthoptics
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orthoptics

[ awr-thop-tiks ]
/ ɔrˈθɒp tɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

a method of exercising the eye and its muscles in order to cure strabismus or improve vision.

Origin of orthoptics

see origin at orthoptic, -ics

Words nearby orthoptics

orthopter, orthopteran, orthopteron, orthopterous, orthoptic, orthoptics, orthoptist, orthopyroxene, orthorexia, orthorhombic, orthoscope
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British Dictionary definitions for orthoptics

orthoptics
/ (ɔːˈθɒptɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the science or practice of correcting defective vision, as by exercises to strengthen weak eye muscles
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for orthoptics

orthoptics
[ ôr-thŏptĭks ]

n.

The study and treatment of defective binocular vision, of defects in the action of the ocular muscles, or of faulty visual habits.

Other words from orthoptics

or•thoptic adj.
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