Definition of nearsightedness Nearsightedness

/niˈɹsajˌtɪdnʌs/ - [neersaytidnus] -

We found 4 definitions of nearsightedness from 4 different sources.

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What does nearsightedness mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

nearsightedness - (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
  myopia, shortsightedness
  ametropia (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
  ophthalmology the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases
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  • nearsightedness (n.)
    See Myopic, and Myopia.

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