-opsia
1
variant of -opia:
hemianopsia.
Also, -opsy2.
Related Words
- -opia
- -opsy
- achromatopsia
- axanthopsia
- hemianopsia
- macropsia
-op·sia
\ˈäpsēə\ noun combining form
or -op·sy\ˌäpsē, -si\
(plural -opsias or -opsies)
Etymology: -opsia from New Latin, from Greek, from opsis appearance, vision + -ia -y; -opsy from Greek -opsia — more at -opsis
: vision of a (specified) kind or condition
< anopsia >
< hemiopsia >
or -op·sy
< anopsia >
< hemiopsia >
-opsia
Suffix
- ophthalmology Forming compound nouns denoting specific deficiencies of sight. [from 19th c.]
Etymology
From Koine Ancient Greek -οψία (-opsía), from combining form of ὀπτικός (optikós, “optic, pertaining to sight”).
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -opsia