First Known Use: 1884
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hyperopia
noun hy·per·opia \ˌhī-pə-ˈrō-pē-ə\
Definition of HYPEROPIA
: a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects —called also farsightedness
— hy·per·opic \-ˈrō-pik, -ˈrä-\ adjective
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Origin of HYPEROPIA
New Latin
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hyperopia
noun hy·per·opia \ˌhī-pə-ˈrō-pē-ə\
Medical Definition of HYPEROPIA
: a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects—called also farsightedness, hypermetropia
—hy·per·opic \-ˈrō-pik, -ˈräp-ik\ adjective
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