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myopia
noun
[ mʌɪˈəʊpɪə ]
• the quality of being short-sighted.
• "he wore spectacles to correct a mild degree of myopia"
Origin:
early 18th century: modern Latin, from late Greek muōpia, from Greek muōps (see myope).