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emmetropization

emmetropization noun: the shift from hyperopia to emmetropia in infants.

Noun

emmetropization (uncountable)

  1. The shift from hyperopia to emmetropia in infants

Origin of emmetropization

From emmetropia + -ization.

Questions about emmetropization

What does emmetropization mean?
Emmetropization means the shift from hyperopia to emmetropia in infants.
What part of speech is emmetropization?
Emmetropization is a noun.

Words near emmetropization in the dictionary

  1. emmetropias
  2. emmetropic
  3. emmetropically
  4. emmetropisation
  5. emmetropise
  6. emmetropization
  7. emmetropize
  8. emmetropized
  9. emmetropy
  10. emmets
  11. Emmetsburg

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