diplopia
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- noun
- /dɪˈploʊpiə/
- Specialized
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diplopía
- The most common presenting complaint is diplopia, which is caused by cranial nerve compression.
- persistent diplopia
- induced diplopia
- fracture-induced diplopia
Examples
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On initial presentation, 73% of the patients had diplopia, 45% demonstrated decreased extraocular movements, 18% had enophthalmos, and 82% experienced infraorbital numbness.
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A 24-year-old man presented with a history of headache of 3 months' duration and a history of diplopia of 1 month's duration.
Academic text (2009) -
I develop a serious eye condition called diplopia.
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We operate for the latter condition, or for diplopia that persists for two weeks.
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Fagel reported another case in which the patient presented with progressive diplopia.
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Her history also included symptoms of sudden memory loss, ataxia, and diplopia.
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We have observed that diplopia resolves in most patients because it is caused by swelling.
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We have seen hundreds of cases of swelling-induced diplopia resolve without immediate surgery, and we seldom need to operate on these patients.
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The patient did not complain of diplopia on left lateral gaze until postoperative day 6.
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The patient reported experiencing diplopia when trying to focus on nearby objects.
Synonyms
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A problem where you see one object as two images
How Distorted
Surface Forms
Morphology
diplopia = dipl + opia
The components 'dipl' and 'opia' are not standalone English words, and the meaning 'double vision' is not transparently derived from them.
Etymology
Diplopia comes from Greek parts di- meaning 'two' and -opia meaning 'sight', like the idea in the English word 'double' and in sight words such as 'optic'. So, diplopia is when you see one object as two, or 'double vision'.