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hy·per·me·tro·pi·a

 (hī′pər-mĭ-trō′pē-ə)
n.
See hyperopia.
[Greek hupermetros, beyond measure (huper-, hyper- + metron, measure; see meter2) + -opia.]
hy′per·me·tro′pic (-trō′pĭk, -trŏp′ĭk), hy′per·me·tro′pi·cal adj.
hy′per·met′ro·py (-mĕt′rə-pē) n.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.hypermetropic - abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
hyperopic
ophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases
farsighted, presbyopic - able to see distant objects clearly
Translations
hypermetropisch
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