presbyopia
пресбиопия
Presbyopie, Alterssichtigkeit
Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objectsInability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects.
Presbyopie, Alterssichtigkeit
пресбио́пияpresbiópija
More definitions
- a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects:
Origin
From New Latin presbyōpia, from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (présbus, “old man”), and New LatinFrom New Latin presbyōpia, from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (présbus, “old man”), and New Latin -ōpia (“vision problem”), from Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”). By surface analysis, presby- + -opia.
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Forms
plural: presbyopias| Singular | presbyopia |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45:farsightedness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpresbyopic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable