Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ametropia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ametropia
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) English -opia English ametropia From a- + Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”) + English -opia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ametropias (plural)

Derived Forms

isoametropia

Frequently Paired Words

ametropic

Questions

What does ametropia mean?: Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.
Where does ametropia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) English -opia English ametropia From a- + Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”) + English -opia.

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