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Answer for the clue "Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects ", 12 letters:
hypermetropy

Word definitions for hypermetropy in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hypermetropia \Hy`per*me*tro"pi*a\, Hypermetropy \Hy`per*met"ro*py\, n. [NL. hypermetropia, fr. Gr. ? excessive + ?, ?, the eye. See Hypermeter .] An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (dated form of hypermetropia English)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects [syn: hyperopia , hypermetropia , farsightedness , longsightedness ] [ant: myopia ]