shortsightedness
Noun
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referred to in: ophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseasesis a type of: ametropia - (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopiasame as: myopia, nearsightedness
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is a type of: imprudence - a lack of caution in practical affairssubtypes:
- extravagance, prodigality, profligacy - the trait of spending extravagantly
- thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness - the trait of wasting resources
same as: improvidence
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