hypermetropia

noun

abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

Roots

hyperhyper- · Greek · beyond metronmetr- · Greek · measure opsop- · Greek · eye, sight ia-ia · Greek · condition

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The word hypermetropia breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: hyper-, from Greek hyper (“beyond”); metr, from Greek metron (“measure”); op, from Greek ops (“eye, sight”); and -ia, from Greek ia (“condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.