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autorefraction

autorefraction noun: ophthalmic examination by means of an autorefractor.

Noun

autorefraction (usually uncountable, plural autorefractions)

  1. (usually) ophthalmic examination by means of an autorefractor
    • All subjects underwent a refractive error examination without pupil dilation using autorefraction (NIDEK, AR-310A, Japan).2015 July 3, Shiming Wang et al., “Choroidal thickness and high myopia: a cross-sectional study and meta-analysis”, in BMC Ophthalmology, volume 15, →DOI

Forms of autorefraction

pluralautorefractions

Origin of autorefraction

From auto- + refraction.

Questions about autorefraction

What does autorefraction mean?
Autorefraction means ophthalmic examination by means of an autorefractor.
What part of speech is autorefraction?
Autorefraction is a noun.
What is the plural of autorefraction?
The plural of autorefraction is autorefractions.

Words near autorefraction in the dictionary

  1. autorefinement
  2. autorefinements
  3. autoreflexive
  4. autoreflexively
  5. autoreflexivity
  6. autorefraction
  7. autorefractions
  8. autorefractive
  9. autorefractometer
  10. autorefractometers
  11. autorefractometric

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