Educational Accommodations

noun a person who is near-sighted

adjective relating to or having a condition in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it; myopic

• The optometrist diagnosed him as near-sighted, requiring him to wear glasses for clear vision.
• I can't read that sign, I must be near-sighted.
• I'm blind as a bat without my glasses, must be near-sighted.
• She was near-sighted when it came to recognizing his true intentions.

noun a type of seizure characterized by brief lapses in consciousness

• The doctor diagnosed the patient with petit mal epilepsy.
• My little cousin has petit mal seizures from time to time.
• I heard that kid has those petit mal fits.
• The brief blackout felt like a petit mal moment in time.