PRESBYOPIA
Pres`by*o"pi*a Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which producepresbytia.
PRESBYOPIC
Pres`by*op"ic a.
Defn: Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia; farsighted.
PRESBYOPY
Pres"by*o`py n. Etym: [Cf. F. presbyopie.]
Defn: See Presbyopia.
PRESBYTE
Pres"byte, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Same as Presbyope.
PRESBYTER
Pres"by*ter, n. Etym: [L. an elder, fr. Gr. Priest.]
1. An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1.