hypermetropia
abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects • Syn: hyperopia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness • Ant: myopia (for: hyperopia) • Derivationally related forms: longsighted (for: longsightedness), farsighted (for: farsightedness), hypermetropic (for: hypermetropy), hypermetropic, hyperopic (for: hyperopia) • Hypernyms: ametropia • Hyponyms: presbyopia, farsightedness
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