Myopia
Pronunciation : My*o"pi*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL. See Myope.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913