LONGSIGHTEDNESS

hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness

(noun) abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

longsightedness (uncountable)

farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight

Source: Wiktionary


Long"-sight`ed*ness, n.

1. The state or condition of being long-sighted; hence, sagacity; shrewdness.

2. (Med.)

Definition: See Hypermetropia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HERMAPHRODITE

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