myopia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía, “shortsightedness”), from μύω (múō, “to shut eyes”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “view”) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
Noun
myopia (countable and uncountable, plural myopias)
- (pathology) A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
- A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.
Synonyms
- (seeing disorder): shortsightedness, nearsightedness
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
disorder of the vision — see nearsightedness
lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
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See also
- astigmatism
- emmetropia
- hyperopia
- (seeing disorder): presbyopia
Portuguese
Noun
myopia f (uncountable)
- Obsolete spelling of miopia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
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