Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being near-sighted; myopia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) An eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability, such that one can see only close objects distinctly; the condition of being nearsighted. See
myopic , andmyopia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
nearsighted ,myopia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
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Examples
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Such cases are known as nearsightedness and are corrected by having placed in front of the eyes concave lenses of the proper strength.
The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners William Henry Pyle
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Myopia: Often called nearsightedness, myopia is a vision problem experienced by 30% of
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* '' 'Myopia:' '' Often called nearsightedness, myopia is a vision problem experienced by
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Myopia: Often called nearsightedness, myopia is a vision problem experienced by 30% of
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* '' 'Myopia:' '' Often called nearsightedness, myopia is a vision problem experienced by
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* '' 'Myopia:' '' Often called nearsightedness, myopia is a vision problem experienced by
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* '' 'Myopia:' '' Often called nearsightedness, myopia is a vision problem experienced by
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* '' 'Myopia:' '' Often called nearsightedness, [[myopia]] is a vision problem experienced by 30% of Americans.
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Myopia: Often called nearsightedness, myopia is a vision problem experienced by 30% of Americans.
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Myopia: Often called nearsightedness, myopia is a vision problem experienced by 30% of
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