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hemeralopia

[hem-er-uh-loh-pee-uh]
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noun Ophthalmology.
  1. a condition of the eyes in which sight is normal in the night or in a dim light but is abnormally poor or wholly absent in the day or in a bright light.
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Origin of hemeralopia

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek hēmeralōp- (stem of hēmerálōps having such a condition (hēmer(a) day +al(aós) blind + -ōps having such an appearance) + -ia -ia; cf. -opia
Also called day blindness.
Related formshem·er·a·lop·ic [hem-er-uh-lop-ik] /ˌhɛm ər əˈlɒp ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for hemeralopia

hemeralopia

noun
  1. inability to see clearly in bright lightNontechnical name: day blindness Compare nyctalopia
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Derived Formshemeralopic (ˌhɛmərəˈlɒpɪk), adjective

Word Origin

C18: New Latin, from Greek hēmeralōps, from hēmera day + alaos blind + ōps eye
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hemeralopia in Medicine

hemeralopia

(hĕm′ər-ə-lō′pē-ə)
n.
  1. A visual defect marked by the inability to see as clearly in bright light as in dim light.day blindness
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