nearsighted
[neer-sahy-tid, -sahy-]
- seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- shortsighted.
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Origin of nearsighted
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If the subject cannot read up to the twenty-foot line, nearsightedness or astigmatism is indicated.
The Science of Human NatureWilliam Henry Pyle
The squire was a thin, pale little man, with the pinched look of nearsightedness about his eyes.
The ExecutionerFrank Riley
nearsightedness
(nîr′sī′tĭd-nĭs)- Myopia.
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nearsighted
(nîr′sī′tĭd)- Unable to see distant objects clearly; myopic.
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nearsightedness
[nîr′sī′tĭd-nĭs]
- See myopia.
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