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anopia

anopia

9.9
Loss of sight because an eye is missing or badly damaged
  • noun
  • /əˈnoʊpiə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : anopía
  • The patient was diagnosed with anopia following a traumatic injury to his optic nerve.

Examples

  • The doctor explained that anopia can affect daily life.

  • He was diagnosed with anopia at a young age.

  • Certain congenital disorders can result in anopia because the eyes do not develop properly.

  • Researchers are investigating new treatments for conditions leading to anopia in children.

  • Certain congenital disorders can result in anopia because the eyes do not develop properly.

  • Researchers are investigating new treatments for conditions leading to anopia in children.

  • The patient was diagnosed with anopia following a traumatic injury to his optic nerve.

Synonyms

blindness
vsanopia
70 3.1

A condition in which a person cannot see because of injury, disease, or being born that way

can be partial rather than only total loss
visual impairment
vsanopia
1 4.1

A condition where a person can see poorly or not at all

is specifically loss from structural defect or absence of the eye
amaurosis
vsanopia
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Loss of sight without eye disease, often from damage to the nerve from the eye or to the brain

is caused by structural defect or absence of the eye
sightlessness
vsanopia
7.9

Not being able to see

comes from structural defect or absence of the eye

Antonyms

sight
538 1.0

The ability to see or an impressive thing you see

vision
263 1.0

The ability to see

How Blind

blindness
70 3.1
anopia
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

anopia singular
anopias plural

Morphology

anopia = an + opia

Although analyzable as the negative prefix 'an-' + the combining form 'opia' (vision), 'opia' is not a standalone English word and the medical combining form is not transparent to average learners, so the meaning is not readily derivable.

Etymology

The word anopia comes from the parts a- meaning 'without' and -opia meaning 'sight', the same root you see in optic and optical. So anopia means 'without sight', a complete or partial loss of vision.