'Nearsightedness' definitions:

Definition of 'nearsightedness'

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noun
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred [syn: myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness] [ant: farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness]

Definition of 'Nearsightedness'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Synonyms of 'nearsightedness'

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