# myopia
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía, “shortsightedness”), from μύω (múō, “to shut, close”) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”) +‎ -ία (-ía).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/
** Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊpiə

### Noun

myopia (countable and uncountable, plural myopias)
* (pathology) A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
    Synonyms: shortsightedness, nearsightedness
    Antonym: hyperopia
    Coordinate term: presbyopia
** 2015 March 15, Elie Dolgin, “The myopia boom”, in Nature‎:The modern rise in myopia mirrored a trend for children in many countries to spend more time engaged in reading, studying or — more recently — glued to computer and smartphone screens.
* (figurative) A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

#### Derived terms

* compound myopia
* heteromyopia
* isomyopia
* myope
* myopiagenic
* myopic
* myopically
* pseudomyopia
* simple myopia

#### See also

* astigmatism
* emmetropia

### Further reading

* near-sightedness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English myopia).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmyopiɑ/, [ˈmyo̞ˌpiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: myo‧pia

### Noun

myopia
* (pathology) myopia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of myopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
myopiani
myopiani
accusative
nom.
myopiani
myopiani
gen.
myopiani
genitive
myopiani
myopioideni myopioitteni myopiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
myopiaani
myopioitani
inessive
myopiassani
myopioissani
elative
myopiastani
myopioistani
illative
myopiaani
myopioihini
adessive
myopiallani
myopioillani
ablative
myopialtani
myopioiltani
allative
myopialleni
myopioilleni
essive
myopianani
myopioinani
translative
myopiakseni
myopioikseni
abessive
myopiattani
myopioittani
instructive
comitative
—myopioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
myopiasi
myopiasi
accusative
nom.
myopiasi
myopiasi
gen.
myopiasi
genitive
myopiasi
myopioidesi myopioittesi myopiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
myopiaasi
myopioitasi
inessive
myopiassasi
myopioissasi
elative
myopiastasi
myopioistasi
illative
myopiaasi
myopioihisi
adessive
myopiallasi
myopioillasi
ablative
myopialtasi
myopioiltasi
allative
myopiallesi
myopioillesi
essive
myopianasi
myopioinasi
translative
myopiaksesi
myopioiksesi
abessive
myopiattasi
myopioittasi
instructive
comitative
—myopioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
myopiamme
myopiamme
accusative
nom.
myopiamme
myopiamme
gen.
myopiamme
genitive
myopiamme
myopioidemme myopioittemme myopiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
myopiaamme
myopioitamme
inessive
myopiassamme
myopioissamme
elative
myopiastamme
myopioistamme
illative
myopiaamme
myopioihimme
adessive
myopiallamme
myopioillamme
ablative
myopialtamme
myopioiltamme
allative
myopiallemme
myopioillemme
essive
myopianamme
myopioinamme
translative
myopiaksemme
myopioiksemme
abessive
myopiattamme
myopioittamme
instructive
comitative
—myopioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
myopianne
myopianne
accusative
nom.
myopianne
myopianne
gen.
myopianne
genitive
myopianne
myopioidenne myopioittenne myopiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
myopiaanne
myopioitanne
inessive
myopiassanne
myopioissanne
elative
myopiastanne
myopioistanne
illative
myopiaanne
myopioihinne
adessive
myopiallanne
myopioillanne
ablative
myopialtanne
myopioiltanne
allative
myopiallenne
myopioillenne
essive
myopiananne
myopioinanne
translative
myopiaksenne
myopioiksenne
abessive
myopiattanne
myopioittanne
instructive
comitative
—myopioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
myopiansa
myopiansa
accusative
nom.
myopiansa
myopiansa
gen.
myopiansa
genitive
myopiansa
myopioidensa myopioittensa myopiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
myopiaansa
myopioitaan myopioitansa
inessive
myopiassaan myopiassansa
myopioissaan myopioissansa
elative
myopiastaan myopiastansa
myopioistaan myopioistansa
illative
myopiaansa
myopioihinsa
adessive
myopiallaan myopiallansa
myopioillaan myopioillansa
ablative
myopialtaan myopialtansa
myopioiltaan myopioiltansa
allative
myopialleen myopiallensa
myopioilleen myopioillensa
essive
myopianaan myopianansa
myopioinaan myopioinansa
translative
myopiakseen myopiaksensa
myopioikseen myopioiksensa
abessive
myopiattaan myopiattansa
myopioittaan myopioittansa
instructive
comitative
—myopioineen myopioinensa :

#### Synonyms

* likinäkö
* likinäköisyys

## Portuguese
### Noun

myopia f (uncountable)
* Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of miopia.