Word Type

Noun

The word "myopia" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

farsightedness hypermetropia hypermetropy hyperopia hyperopia longsightedness

Coordinate Terms

presbyopia

Derived Terms

anisomyopia compound myopia heteromyopia isomyopia myope myopiagenic myopic myopically myopist myopization pseudomyopia simple myopia

Derived From

opia

Context

ophthalmology pathology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

ametropia

Type Of (IsA)

ametropia disease

Related Terms

astigmatism emmetropia

Related Terms

astigmatism blur discernment disorder emmetropia focus hyperopia imagination lack lasik myopic perspective photorefractive keratectomy presbyopia retina vision

Synonym Network

nearsightedness shortsightedness

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