ablepsia

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀβλεψία (ablepsía, blindness), from ἀ- (a-, not) + βλέπω (blépō, see).

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Noun

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ablepsia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, rare) Lack of sight; blindness.

References

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  • Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀβλεψία (ablepsía, blindness), from ἀ- (a-, not) + βλέπω (blépō, I see).

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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ablepsia f (genitive ablepsiae); first declension

  1. blindness
Declension
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First-declension noun.

Descendants
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  • English: ablepsia
  • German: Ablepsie
  • Portuguese: ablepsia

Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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ablepsiā f

  1. ablative singular of ablepsia

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