nyctalopia
[ nik-tl-oh-pee-uh ]
Origin of nyctalopia
1Other words from nyctalopia
- nyc·ta·lop·ic [nik-tl-op-ik], /ˌnɪk tlˈɒp ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby nyctalopia
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How to use nyctalopia in a sentence
His nyctalopia was a great advantage, his cat-like sight enabling him to distinguish the smallest object in the deepest gloom.
In Search of the Castaways | Jules Vernenyctalopia, so frequently encountered, must be regarded as a circulatory symptom rather than as one of nervous origin.
Scurvy Past and Present | Alfred Fabian HessGovernment, offer to it, to discover the remedy for nyctalopia, 335.
An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa | Abd Salam Shabeeny
British Dictionary definitions for nyctalopia
nyctalopia
/ (ˌnɪktəˈləʊpɪə) /
noun
inability to see normally in dim light: Nontechnical name: night blindness Compare hemeralopia
Origin of nyctalopia
1C17: via Late Latin from Greek nuktálōps, from nux night + alaos blind + ōps eye
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