Nearsightedness

Nearsightedness
Nearsightedness Near"sight`ed*ness, n. (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}, and {Myopia}.

Syn: myopia, shortsightedness. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]


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