moon blindness
a disease of horses in which the eyes suffer from recurring attacks of inflammation, eventually resulting in opacity and blindness.
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How to use moon blindness in a sentence
About this time a singular affliction came upon nearly one-half of the garrison, which we called moon-blindness.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army | Augustus MeyersOur Mokadamo was affected with moon-blindness, and could not see at all at night.
One night on deck the conversation turned on moon blindness, and Loide testified to its effects.
'19,000' | Burford DelannoyThe change observed in the disease of the horse called moon-blindness is universally known and admitted.
Curiosities of Medical Experience | J. G. (John Gideon) MillingenThe lesions of the eyes may best be likened to moon blindness (periodic ophthalmia) in horses.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle | U.S. Department of Agriculture
British Dictionary definitions for moon blindness
ophthalmol a nontechnical name for nyctalopia
Also called: mooneye vet science a disorder affecting horses, which causes inflammation of the eyes and sometimes blindness
Derived forms of moon blindness
- moon-blind, adjective
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