| slovo | definícia |
myopia
(encz) | myopia,krátkozrakost |
myopia
(encz) | myopia,myopie |
Myopia
(gcide) | Myopia \My*o"pi*a\, n. [NL. See Myope.] (Med.)
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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myopia
(gcide) | ametropia \am`e*tro"pi*a\ ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.
[Gr. 'a`metros irregular + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.] (Med.)
A visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light
rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and
hyperopia. -- Am`e*trop"ic ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[o^]p"[i^]k), a.
AS
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myopia
(wn) | myopia
n 1: (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the
eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear
blurred [syn: myopia, nearsightedness,
shortsightedness] [ant: farsightedness,
hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia,
longsightedness] |
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Myopia
(gcide) | Myopia \My*o"pi*a\, n. [NL. See Myope.] (Med.)
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.
[1913 Webster]ametropia \am`e*tro"pi*a\ ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.
[Gr. 'a`metros irregular + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.] (Med.)
A visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light
rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and
hyperopia. -- Am`e*trop"ic ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[o^]p"[i^]k), a.
AS
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