-opia


  1. a combining form occurring in compound words denoting a condition of sight or of the visual organs: diplopia; hemeralopia; myopia.

Origin of -opia

1
<Greek -ōpia, akin to ōpḗ view, look, ṓps eye, face

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British Dictionary definitions for -opia

-opia

n combining form
  1. indicating a visual defect or condition: myopia

Origin of -opia

1
from Greek, from ōps eye

Derived forms of -opia

  • -opic, adj combining form

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