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hyperopia Definition


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hypermetropia
hyperopia
noun
    1. pathol.
      A condition where rays of light entering the eye are focused behind the retina so near objects are blurred; long-sightedness.
Etymology: 19c: from hyper- + Greek metron measure + ops eye.



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