stig·ma·tism (st g m -tz m)n. The condition of having stigmas. |
stigmatism
[stig′mətiz′əm]
Etymology: Gk, stigma, brand
1 normal visual accommodation and refraction whereby light rays fall onto the retina.
2 a condition of abnormal skin markings.
stigmatism
The condition of an optical system in which light from a point source forms an image which is also a point, as distinguished from astigmatism. See astigmatism.
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