asthenopia

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What does asthenopia mean?

An eye condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eyestrain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.

Where does asthenopia come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek ἀσθενής (asthenḗs)der. English astheno- English -opia English asthenopia From astheno- (“loss of strength”) + -opia (“relating to the eyes”).

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