hemianopsia

[ hem-ee-uh-nop-see-uh ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.

1. any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemianopsia¹

First recorded in 1880–85; hemi- + an- ¹ + -opsia

Example Sentences

Pressure on the optic chiasma, for example by a tumour of the pituitary body, is associated with bilateral temporal hemianopsia.

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