nyctalopia (redirected from Moon blink)

nyc·ta·lo·pi·a  (nkt-lp-)

n.

See night blindness.

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[Late Latin nyctalpia, from Greek nuktalps, night-blind : nux, nukt-, night; see nek^w-t- in Indo-European roots + alaos, blind + ps, p-, eye; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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nycta·lopic (-lpk, -lpk) adj.

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nyctalopia [ˌnɪktəˈləʊpɪə]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) inability to see normally in dim light Nontechnical name night blindness Compare hemeralopia

[via Late Latin from Greek nuktálōps, from nux night + alaos blind + ōps eye]

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nyctalopia

a condition of the eyes in which the sufferer can see clearly during the day or in bright light but has impaired vision at night or in poor light; night blindness.

See also: Eyes

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night-blindness.

See also: Night

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the loss of sight in darkness. — nyctalopic, adj.

See also: Blindness

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nyctalopia - inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder moon blindness, night blindness avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis - any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment - impairment of the sense of sight