presbyopia

presbyopia noun: inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects.

Noun

presbyopia (usually uncountable, plural presbyopias)

(usually) Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects.

presbyopia meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Arabic and Thai

presbyopia in Tamil

ஒரு வகை தூரப்பார்வை, சாளேசுவரம், மூப்புப்பார்வை

presbyopia in Telugu

inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects: చత్వారము catvāramu

presbyopia in Arabic

inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects: قُصُوُّ البَصَرِ الشَيْخُوخِيّ quṣuwwu l-baṣari š-šayḵūḵiyy

presbyopia in Thai

inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects: สายตายาว sǎai-dtaa-yaao

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presbyopia in Vietnamese: lão thị

Forms of presbyopia

plural	presbyopias

Origin of presbyopia

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.

Words formed from presbyopia

presbyopic

Words that rhyme with presbyopia

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Questions about presbyopia

What does presbyopia mean?: Presbyopia means inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects.
What is presbyopia in Tamil?: Presbyopia in Tamil is ஒரு வகை தூரப்பார்வை, சாளேசுவரம், மூப்புப்பார்வை. See Presbyopia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is presbyopia?: Presbyopia is a noun.
What is the plural of presbyopia?: The plural of presbyopia is presbyopias.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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