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my⋅op⋅ic

  [mahy-op-ik, -oh-pik]
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–adjective
1. Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.
2. unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted.
3. lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded.
Origin:
1790–1800; myop(ia) + -ic

Related forms:
my⋅op⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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my·o·pi·a   (mī-ō'pē-ə)   
n.  
  1. A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it; nearsightedness. Also called short sight.
  2. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning: "For Lorca, New York is a symbol of spiritual myopia" (Edwin Honig).

[Greek muōpiā, from muōps, muōp-, nearsighted : mūein, to close the eyes + ōps, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
my·op'ic (-ŏp'ĭk, -ō'pĭk) adj., my·op'i·cal·ly adv.
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Myopic

My*op"ic\, a. Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted.

Myopic astigmatism, a condition in which the eye is affected with myopia in one meridian only.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : myopic
Spanish: miope,
German: kurzsichtig,
Japanese: 近視の
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Main Entry: 1my·o·pic
Pronunciation: -'O-pik, -'äp-ik
Function: adjective
: affected by myopia : of, relating to, orexhibiting myopia —my·o·pi·cal·ly /-(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2myopic
Function: noun
: MYOPE
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