μυωπία

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek μυωπίᾱ (muōpíā) (ancient sense: "mouse-hole"), from μύωψ (múōps, “closing or contracting of the eyes”), from μύω (múō, “to close, shut”) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.oˈpi.a/
  • Hyphenation: μυ‧ω‧πί‧α

Noun

μυωπία • (myopía) f (plural μυωπίες)

  1. (medicine) myopia

Declension

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