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Myopia

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Noun

1. myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Myopia

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noun
inability to see distant objects clearly because the images are focused in front of the retina; short-sightedness

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Myopia

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noun
1. 
an abnormal eye condition in which light rays from distant objects are focused in front of the retina instead of on it, so that the objects are not seen distinctly; nearsightedness
2. 
lack of understanding or foresight

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Myopia

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n.
1. A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it. Also called nearsightedness, short sight.
2. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning: "For Lorca, New York is a symbol of spiritual myopia" (Edwin Honig).

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