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What is the Scientific Name Of Short-sightedness

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प्रश्न

What is the scientific name of 

short-sightedness

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उत्तर

Myopia is the scientific name of short-sightedness.

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अध्याय 3: The Human Eyes And The Colorful World - Exercise 2 [पृष्ठ १५८]

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लखमीर सिंग Physics Part 1 [English] Class 10
अध्याय 3 The Human Eyes And The Colorful World
Exercise 2 | Q 6. (a) | पृष्ठ १५८

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