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dysadaptation

American

[dis-ad-uhp-tey-shuhn] / dɪsˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən /

Also dysaptation

noun

Ophthalmology.

faulty adaptation of the iris and retina to light.

Etymology

Origin of dysadaptation

dys- + adaptation

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