‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a muscle + &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer. ] (Med.) Any affection of the muscles or muscular system. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to myopathia. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Myopathia. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;; &unr_; to close, shut the eyes + &unr_;, &unr_;, the eye. ] A person having myopia; a myops. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Myo- + Gr. &unr_; to show. ] (Zool.) A contractile striated layer found in the bodies and stems of certain Infusoria. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL. See Myope. ] (Med.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted. [ 1913 Webster ]
Myopic astigmatism,
‖n. [ NL. ] See Myope. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; fly + &unr_; sight. ] (Med.) The appearance of
n. [ F. myopie. ] (Med.) Myopia. [ 1913 Webster ]