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tunnel vision

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tunnel vision

 
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–noun
1. a drastically narrowed field of vision, as in looking through a tube, symptomatic of retinitis pigmentosa.
2. an extremely narrow or prejudiced outlook; narrow-mindedness.
Origin:
1940–45

Related forms:
tunnel-visioned, adjective
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tunnel vision  
n.  

  1. Vision in which the visual field is severely constricted, as from within a tunnel looking out.

  2. An extremely narrow point of view; narrow-mindedness.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tunnel vision
Function: noun
: constriction of the visual field resulting in loss of peripheral vision
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

tunnel vision n.
Vision in which the visual field is severely constricted.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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