astigmia

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astigmia

/əˈstɪɡmiʌ/ US

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From a- (negative prefix) + Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark, point”) + -ia.

noun astigmias

dated, uncountable, usually astigmatism […] and the measurement and correction of astigmia is one of the chief functions of the optometrist.

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@misc{astigmia_2026,
  title = {astigmia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/astigmia},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}