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hyperopia

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Etymology

From hyper- + -opia.

Noun

hyperopia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperopias)

  1. (pathology) A disorder of the vision where the eye focuses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects.
    Antonym: myopia

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English hyperopia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhyperˌopiɑ/, [ˈhype̞rˌo̞piɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -opiɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hy‧per‧o‧pi‧a, hy‧pe‧ro‧pi‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): hyper‧opia, hy‧pe‧ro‧pia

Noun

hyperopia

  1. (pathology) hyperopia

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