-opia

American  

1. a combining form occurring in compound words denoting a condition of sight or of the visual organs.

   diplopia; hemeralopia; myopia.

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-opia British  

combining form

1. indicating a visual defect or condition

   myopia

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Usage

What does -opia mean? The combining form -opia is used like a suffix denoting visual disorders. It is often used in medical terms, especially in ophthalmology.The combining form -opia comes from the Greek ṓps, meaning “eye” or “face.” The Greek ṓps is also at the root of the word cyclops, a mythical giant with a single large eye. Cyclops literally means "round-eye" in Greek.What are variants of -opia?Occasionally, -opsia is used as a variant of -opia, as in teleopsia. Another rare variant of -opia is -opy.Speaking of ophthalmology, this “eyeful” of a word uses ophthalmo-, a combining form from the Greek ophthalmós, which is ultimately related ṓps, source of -opia.

Other Word Forms

• -opic combining form

Etymology

Origin of -opia

< Greek -ōpia, akin to ōpḗ view, look, ṓps eye, face