Medical word of the week: diplopia

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diplopia

This occurs in occasional patients with multiple system atrophy

Can anyone tell us what diplopia means?

Hugs,

Pam

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Courtesy of Merriam -Webster on line....

Main Entry: dip·lo·pia

Pronunciation: di-'plO-pE-&

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1811

: a disorder of vision in which two images of a single object are seen

because of unequal action of the eye muscles -- called also double vision

- dip·lo·pic /-'plO-pik, -'plä-pik/ adjective

Medical word of the week: diplopia

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Pam,

Diplopia is double vision.

Deborah aka Tenacity

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Subject: Medical word of the week: diplopia

Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 08:07:52 -0300

diplopia

This occurs in occasional patients with multiple system atrophy

Can anyone tell us what diplopia means?

Hugs,

Pam

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