🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

निकट दृष्टि दोष

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nikat drishti dosh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Myopia/maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"निकट दृष्टि दोष के कारण दूर की चीजें साफ नहीं दिखतीं।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A condition of the eye in which distant objects appear blurred while close objects are seen clearly; nearsightedness.

    "Regular eye exams are essential for detecting childhood myopia early."
  2. 2

    A lack of imagination, discernment, or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

    "The corporate strategy suffered from economic myopia, failing to anticipate market shifts."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek words 'myōn', meaning 'shut' or 'closed', and 'ōps', meaning 'eye'. The term historically described the habit of squinting to see distant objects more clearly, evolving into the modern clinical and standard English term for nearsightedness.

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