nearsightedness
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred • Syn: myopia, shortsightedness • Ant: hyperopia (for: myopia) • Derivationally related forms: shortsighted (for: shortsightedness), nearsighted, myopic (for: myopia) • Topics: ophthalmology • Hypernyms: ametropia
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