hypermetropia

hypermetropia
hypermetropia [hī΄pərmi trō′pē ə]
n.
ModL < Gr hypermetros, beyond measure (see HYPER- & METRIC) + -OPIA
hypermetropic [hī΄pər miträp′ik, hī΄pər məträp′ik]
adj.

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hy·per·me·tro·pi·a (hī'pər-mĭ-trōʹpē-ə) n.   [Greek hupermetros, beyond measure (huper-, hyper- + metron, measure; see meter2) + -opia.]   hy'per·me·troʹpic (-trōʹpĭk, -trŏpʹĭk) or hy'per·me·troʹpi·cal adj. hy'per·metʹro·py (-mĕtʹrə-pē) n.

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