miopia

Meaning

myopia (disorder of vision)

Concepts

myopia

nearsightedness

short-sightedness

shortsightedness

near-sightedness

Opposite of

hipermetropia

Translations

miopia

Kurzsichtigkeit

myopie

miopía

bijziendheid

miopia

μυωπία

Myopie

miyopi

myopie

miyop

حسر البصر

myopia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mi.oˈpi.ɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek: μυωπία

In summary

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía, “shortsightedness”).