snow-blind

snow blindness

n.

A usually temporary loss of vision and inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea, caused by exposure of the eyes to bright sunlight and ultraviolet rays reflected from snow or ice.

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snow′-blind′, snow′-blind′ed (-blīn′dĭd) adj.

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snow-blind

adj

(Physiology) temporarily unable to see or having impaired vision because of the intense reflection of sunlight from snow

snow blindness n

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	snow-blind - affect with snow blindness; "the glare of the sun snow-blinded her" blind - render unable to see
Adj.	1.	snow-blind - temporarily blinded by exposure to light reflected from snow or ice snow-blinded blind, unsighted - unable to see; "a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--Kenneth Jernigan

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Translations

snow-blind

[ˈsnəʊˌblaɪnd] ADJ → cegado por la nieve

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