Medical Dictionary

sight

noun \ˈsīt\

Medical Definition of SIGHT

1
:  something that is seen
2
:  the process, power, or function of seeing; specifically :  the one of the five basic physical senses by which light stimuli received by the eye are interpreted by the brain and constructed into a representation of the position, shape, brightness, and usually color of objects in space
3
a :  a perception of an object by the eye b :  the range of vision
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