oxyblepsia

noun

oxy·​blep·​sia

ˌäksėˈblepsēə,

-ksēˈb-

plural -s

: acuteness of sight

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Middle Greek, from Greek oxy- oxy- + blepsis sight (from blepein to see) + -ia -y

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