ambly-

combining form

variants or amblyo-

1

: blunt : obtuse

Amblycephalus

2

: dulled : dimmed

amblyacousia

3

: connected with amblyopia

amblyoscope

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin ambly-, from Greek, from amblys; akin to Latin mollis soft, molere to grind

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