Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

presbyopia

Pronunciation: /ˌprɛzbɪˈəʊpɪə/

Definition of presbyopia

noun

[mass noun]
  • long-sightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.

Derivatives

presbyopic

Pronunciation: /-ˈɒpɪk/

adjective

Origin:

late 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek presbus 'old man' + ōps, ōp- 'eye'

presbyopia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of presbyopia in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

offing

/ ˈɒfɪŋ /
noun
the more distant part of the sea in view …