Definition
A variant or shortened form of anopsia, referring to the loss or absence of vision or the inability to see.
Etymology
Derived from 'an-' (without) + 'opsy/opsia' (vision), this informal variant emerged in medical practice as a more convenient short form of the longer 'anopsia,' similar to how 'flu' shortened 'influenza.'
Kelly Says
Medical terminology is always evolving—doctors prefer short words they can say quickly in emergencies, so over time longer Greek-based terms develop shorter variants that become their own words.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አን Opalopsia
an-o-p-lo-p-see-a
BNবাংলা
অনোপসিয়া
an-o-p-see-ya
CACatalà
anopsia
an-op-see-a
CSČeština
anopsie
an-o-p-see
DADansk
anopsia
an-op-see-a
DEDeutsch
Anopsie
an-op-see
ELΕλληνικά
ανωπία
an-o-pee-a
ESEspañol
anopsia
an-op-see-a
FISuomi
anopsia
an-op-see-a
FRFrançais
anopsie
an-o-p-see
GUGU
અનપ્સિયા
an-p-see-ya
HEעברית
אנופסיה
an-o-p-see-ya
HIहिन्दी
अनप्सिया
an-p-see-ya
HUMagyar
anopsia
an-op-see-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
anopsia
an-op-see-a
ITItaliano
anopsia
an-op-see-a
JA日本語
視覚障害
shi-kaku-shou-gai
KKKK
анoпсия
an-op-see-ya
KMKM
អនោពឡូពស៊ី
an-o-plu-lo-p-see
KO한국어
시각 장애
shi-gak jang-ae
MRMR
अनप्सिया
an-p-see-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
anopsia
an-op-see-a
MYမြန်မာ
အနိုပလောပစီး
a-no-plu-lo-p-see
NLNederlands
anopsie
an-o-p-see
NONorsk
anopsia
an-op-see-a
PAPA
ਅਨੋਪਸੀਆ
an-o-p-see-ya
PLPolski
anopsia
an-op-see-a
PTPortuguês
anopsia
an-op-see-a
RORomână
anopsie
an-o-p-see
RUРусский
анопсия
an-op-see-ya
SVSvenska
anopsia
an-op-see-a
SWKiswahili
anopsia
an-op-see-a
TAதமிழ்
அனோப்ஸியா
an-o-p-see-ya
TEతెలుగు
అనోప్సీయ
an-o-p-see-ya
TRTürkçe
anopsia
an-op-see-a
UKУкраїнська
анопсія
an-op-see-ya
URاردو
انوپسیا
an-o-p-see-ya
VITiếng Việt
anopsia
an-op-see-a
ZH中文
视力障碍
shì lì zhàng ài