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nouna reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
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Origin
- Ancient Greekὤψ“eye”
- New Latin-ōpia“vision problem”
- Ancient Greekπρέσβυς“old man”
- New Latinpresbyōpia
- Englishpresbyopia
From 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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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic قُصُوُّ البَصَرِ الشَيْخُوخِيّ
- قُصُوُّ البَصَرِ الشَيْخُوخِيّ (quṣuwwu l-baṣari š-šayḵūḵiyy)inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Bulgarian старческо далекогледство
- старческо далекогледство (starčesko dalekogledstvo)inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Catalan presbícia, vista cansada
- presbíciainability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
- vista cansadainability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Chinese Mandarin 老花眼, 老花
- 老花眼 (lǎohuāyǎn)inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
- 老花 (lǎohuā)inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
- 老視 /老视 (lǎoshì)inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Czech presbyopie
- presbyopieinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Esperanto presbiopeco
- presbiopecoinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Finnish ikänäkö
- ikänäköinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
French presbytie
- presbytieinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
German Presbyopie, Alterssichtigkeit
- Presbyopieinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
- Alterssichtigkeitinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Greek πρεσβυωπία
- πρεσβυωπία (presvyopía)inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Italian presbiopia
- presbiopiainability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Japanese 老視
- 老視 (rō-shi)inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Korean 노안
- 노안 (noan)inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Māori kahurau, mate whēkaro (mata)
- kahurauinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
- mate whēkaro (mata)inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Polish starczowzroczność
- starczowzrocznośćinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Portuguese presbiopia
- presbiopiainability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Russian пресбио́пия
- пресбио́пия (presbiópija)inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Spanish presbicia, vista cansada
- presbiciainability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
- vista cansadainability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Swedish presbyopi, ålderssynthet
- presbyopiinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
- ålderssynthetinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Thai สายตายาว
- สายตายาว (sǎai-dtaa-yaao)inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Turkish presbiyopi
- presbiyopiinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Vietnamese lão thị
- lão thịinability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with presbyopia
Ethiopiautopiamyopiadystopiaautopiaanisohypermetropiaectopiaerythrochloropiaeuryopiaeutopiagaytopiaheteromyopiaheterotopiahypermetropiainfotopiaintimatopiapornotopiaprivatopiaromantopiasenopiasextopiatropia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
presbyopia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presbyopia
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“presbyopia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presbyopia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presbyopia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presbyopia.
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