axial hyperopia

n.

Hyperopia due to shortening of the anteroposterior diameter of the globe of the eye.

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Nearby words

axi-, axial, axial angle, axial current, axial filament, axial hyperopia, axial muscle, axial plate, axial point, axial skeleton, axial strain

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