- hypermetropia
- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hypermetros + New Latin -opia Date: 1868 hyperopia • hypermetropic adjective
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Hypermetropia — Hy per*me*tro pi*a, Hypermetropy Hy per*met ro*py, n. [NL. hypermetropia, fr. Gr. ? excessive + ?, ?, the eye. See {Hypermeter}.] An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypermetropia — [hī΄pərmi trō′pē ə] n. 〚ModL < Gr hypermetros, beyond measure (see HYPER & METRIC) + OPIA〛 HYPEROPIA hypermetropic [h … Universalium
hypermetropia — [hī΄pərmi trō′pē ə] n. [ModL < Gr hypermetros, beyond measure (see HYPER & METRIC) + OPIA] HYPEROPIA hypermetropic [hī΄pər miträp′ik, hī΄pər məträp′ik] adj … English World dictionary
hypermetropia — Hyperopia Hy per*o pi*a (h[imac] p[ e]r*[=o] p[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ype r over + w ps, wpo s, the eye.] An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypermetropia — SYN: hyperopia. [hyper + G. metron, measure, + ops, eye] index h. h. arising from decreased refractivity of the lens. * * * hy·per·me·tro·pia .hī pər mi trō pē ə n HYPEROPIA hy·per·me·tro·pic trō pik, träp ik … Medical dictionary
hypermetropia — long sightedness; n. the condition in which parallel light rays are brought to a focus behind the retina when the accommodation is relaxed . Moderate degrees of hypermetropia may not cause blurred vision in children and young adults because of… … The new mediacal dictionary
hypermetropia — noun hyperopia … Wiktionary
hypermetropia — hy·per·me·tro·pi·a || ‚haɪpÉ™(r)mɪ trəʊpɪə n. far sightedness, ability to see distant objects more clearly than near ones (abnormal condition of the eyes) … English contemporary dictionary
hypermetropia — [ˌhʌɪpəmɪ trəʊpɪə] noun Medicine long sightedness. Derivatives hypermetropic adjective Origin C19: from Gk hupermetros beyond measure + ōps eye … English new terms dictionary
hypermetropia — hy·per·me·tro·pia … English syllables
