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(n.) Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Myopia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/myopia.html. 1828.
 
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