hypermetropia
English
Alternative forms
- hypermetropy (dated)
Etymology
From 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)
- Synonym of hyperopia.
Derived terms
Translations
disorder of the vision — see farsightedness