Hypernyms for "vision defect"
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amaurosis
amblyopia
ametropia
aniseikonia
anorthopia
aphakia
blindness
cecity
color blindness
color vision deficiency
colour blindness
colour vision deficiency
day blindness
detached retina
detachment of the retina
diplopia
double vision
hemeralopia
hemianopia
hemianopsia
metamorphopsia
moon blindness
night blindness
nyctalopia
photoretinitis
quadrantanopia
retinal detachment
scotoma
sightlessness
tunnel vision
xanthopsia
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.