Etymology

hypermetropia

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Ancient Greek ὑπέρμετρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑπέρμετρος“excessive”
  2. English todayhypermetropia

From Ancient Greek ὑπέρμετρος (hupérmetros, “excessive”) + ὀπός (opós) (genitive of ὄψ (óps, “eye”)) + -ia.

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