diplopia
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪpˈləʊpiə/
Noun
diplopia (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, 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.
Usage notes
- 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
Translations
References
- “diplopia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiplopiɑ/, [ˈdiplo̞ˌpiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): dip‧lo‧pi‧a
Declension
Inflection 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 diplopiainrare | ||
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. |
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Synonyms
- kaksoiskuva
- kaksinnäkö
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