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单词 myopia
释义

myopia

noun

my·​o·​pia mī-ˈō-pē-ə How to pronounce myopia (audio)
1
: a condition in which the visual images come to a focus (see focus entry 1 sense 4) in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects : nearsightedness
She wears glasses to correct her myopia.
2
: a lack of foresight or discernment : a narrow view of something
… those require long-term commitments, which in our current myopia we cannot take on. Adam Smith

Example Sentences

She wears eyeglasses to correct her myopia.
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Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek myōpia, from myōp-, myōps

First Known Use

circa 1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

myopia

noun

my·​o·​pia mī-ˈō-pē-ə How to pronounce myopia (audio)
: a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye because of defects in the refractive media of the eye or of abnormal length of the eyeball resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects

called also nearsightedness

compare astigmatism sense 2, emmetropia

myopia

noun

as in eyesight
medical a condition of the eye that makes it difficult to see objects that are far away She wears eyeglasses to correct her myopia.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • eyesight
  • nearsightedness
  • eye
  • hyperopia
  • farsightedness
  • astigmatism
  • presbyopia
  • vision
  • hypermetropia
  • strabismus
  • diplopia
  • sight
  • squint
  • aniseikonia
  • double vision
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