Meanings
nounametropia (countable and uncountable, plural ametropias)
plural ametropias
- countableuncountablemedicineAny of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Englishametropia
From a- + Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”) + English -opia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ametropia
- ametropiaany of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability
French amétropie
- amétropieany of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability
Indonesian ametropia
- ametropiaany of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability
Italian ametropia
- ametropiaany of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability
Polish ametropia
- ametropiaany of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability
Portuguese ametropia
- ametropiaany of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability
Spanish ametropía
- ametropíaany of several disorders of the eye resulting from faulty refractive ability
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ametropia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ametropia
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“ametropia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ametropia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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