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nearsightedness

DEFINITIONS OF: nearsightedness

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n (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred

Synonyms:
myopia, shortsightedness
Antonyms:
farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness
abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Type of:
ametropia
(ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
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