presbyopia

English

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Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (presbys, “old man”), and New Latin -opia (“vision problem”), from Ancient Greek ὤψ (ōps, “eye”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊpiə

Noun

presbyopia (uncountable)

1. Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects; farsightedness

Derived terms

• presbyopic

Antonyms

• myopia

Translations

inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects

• Catalan: presbícia (ca) f, vista cansada (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 老花眼 (cmn) (lǎohuāyǎn), 老花 (cmn) (lǎohuā)

• Czech: presbyopie (cs) f
• Esperanto: presbiopeco (eo)
• Finnish: ikänäkö (fi)
• French: presbytie (fr) f

• German: Presbyopie (de) f, Alterssichtigkeit (de) f
• Greek: πρεσβυωπία (el) (presvyopía) f
• Italian: presbiopia (it) f
• Portuguese: presbiopia (pt) f
• Russian: пресбиопия (ru) (presbiópija) f
• Spanish: presbicia (es) f, vista cansada (es) f
• Telugu: చత్వారము (te)