‖Em′me‐tro″pi‐a (–mē̍‐trō″pĭ‐ȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ἔμμετροσ in measure, proportioned, suitable (εν̓ in + μέτρον measure) + ὤψ, ωπὄσ, eye.] (Med.) That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina; — opposed to hypermetropia, myopia, and astigmatism.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.