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my·o·pi·a
(mī-ō′pē-ə)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).
[Greek muōpiā, from muōps, muōp-, nearsighted : mūein, to close the eyes + ōps, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
my·op′ic (-ŏp′ĭk, -ō′pĭk) adj.
my·op′i·cal·ly adv.
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myopia
(maɪˈəʊpɪə)n
(Pathology) inability to see distant objects clearly because the images are focused in front of the retina; short-sightedness
[C18: via New Latin from Greek muōps short-sighted, from mūein to close (the eyes), blink + ōps eye]
myopic adj
myˈopically adv
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my•o•pi•a
(maɪˈoʊ pi ə)n.
1. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
2. lack of foresight or discernment.
3. narrow-mindedness.
[1685–95; < New Latin < Greek myōpía, derivative of myōp- (s. of mýōps) near-sighted]
my•op′ic (-ˈɒp ɪk, -ˈoʊ pɪk) adj.
my•op′i•cal•ly, adv.
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my·o·pi·a
(mī-ō′pē-ə) See nearsightedness.
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myopia
the condition of nearsightedness. — myopic, adj.
See also: Eyes-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
myopia
(nearsightedness). Light rays from distant objects are focused in front of, rather than on, the retina and so appear blurred. It can be corrected with a concave lens.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  myopia - (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurredophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases ametropia - (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness, farsightedness - abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects |
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Translations
قِصَر نَظَر
krátkozrakost
nærsynethed
KurzsichtigkeitMyopie
likinäköisyyslikitaittoisuuslyhytnäköisyys
nærsÿni
trumparegistrumparegystė
tuvredzība
miyoplukuzağı iyi görememe
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myopia
n → Kurzsichtigkeit f, → Myopie f (spec)
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myopia
(maiˈoupiə) noun short-sightedness. She suffers from myopia.
myˈopic (-ˈo-) adjectivea myopic old lady; a myopic condition; She's slightly myopic.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
my·o·pi·a
n. miopía, defecto del globo ocular por el cual los rayos de luz hacen foco enfrente de la retina, lo que causa dificultad para ver objetos a distancia.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
myopia
n miopía, vista corta, dificultad f para ver los objetos lejanosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.