hypermetropia

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὑπέρμετρος (hupérmetros, “excessive”) + ὀπός (opós) (genitive of ὄψ (óps, “eye”)) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)məˈtɹəʊpɪə/
• Rhymes: -əʊpiə

Noun

hypermetropia (countable and uncountable, plural hypermetropias)

1. hyperopia

Derived terms

• anisohypermetropia
• hypermetropic

Translations

disorder of the vision — see farsightedness