hem·er·a·lo·pi·a
(hĕm′ər-ə-lō′pē-ə)n. A visual defect characterized by the inability to see as clearly in bright light as in dim light.
[New Latin hēmeralōpia, from Greek hēmeralōps, suffering from hemeralopia : hēmera, day + alaos, blind + ōps, eye; see nyctalopia.]
hem′er·a·lop′ic (-lŏp′ĭk) adj.
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hemeralopia
(ˌhɛmərəˈləʊpɪə) n (Pathology) inability to see clearly in bright light. Nontechnical name:
day blindness Compare
nyctalopia [C18: New Latin, from Greek hēmeralōps, from hēmera day + alaos blind + ōps eye]
hemeralopic adj
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hem•er•a•lo•pi•a
(ˌhɛm ər əˈloʊ pi ə)
n. a condition in which vision is normal in the night or in dim light but is abnormally poor or wholly absent in the day or in bright light.
[1700–10; < Greek
hēmeralōp-, s. of
hēmerálōps suffering from day blindness (
hēmér(a) day +
ala(ós) blind +
-ōps having eyes of the kind specified; see
Cyclops) +
-ia; compare
-opia]
hem`er•a•lop′ic (-ˈlɒp ɪk) adj.
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hemeralopia
a condition of the eyes in which the sufferer can see clearly at night but has impaired vision during the day; day blindness.
See also: Eyes
the loss of sight in daylight. — hemeralopic, adj.
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