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hy•per•o•pi•a

Pronunciation: (hī"pur-ō'pē-u), [key]
—n. Ophthalm.
a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia). Also called hy•per•me•tro•pi•a Pronunciation: (hī"pur-mi-trō'pē-u). [key]

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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