dysadaptation

[ dis-ad-uh p-tey-shuh n ]
/ dɪsˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən /

noun Ophthalmology.

faulty adaptation of the iris and retina to light.

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Also dys·ap·ta·tion [dis-uh p-tey-shuh n] /ˌdɪs əpˈteɪ ʃən/.

Origin of dysadaptation

dys- + adaptation

Words nearby dysadaptation

dyostyle, dyothelite, dys-, dysacousia, dysacusis, dysadaptation, dysanagnosia, dysaphia, dysarteriotony, dysarthria, dysarthrosis
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