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Definition of: presbyopia
(prez′bē·ō′pē·ə, pres′-) noun Pathol.
Long-sightedness, especially that incident to old age and due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which renders accommodation difficult for near objects. [<NL <Gk. presbys old + -OPIA]
—pres′by·op′ic (-op′ik) adjective
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