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astigmatism (n.)
1849, coined by the Rev. William Whewell (1794-1866), English polymath, from Greek
a-
"without" (see
a-
(3)) +
stigmatos
genitive of
stigma
"a mark, spot, puncture" (see
stick
(v.)).
