hemeralopia

[ hem-er-uh-loh-pee-uh ]

/ ˌhɛm ər əˈloʊ pi ə /

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noun Ophthalmology.

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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Also called day blindness.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM hemeralopia

hem·er·a·lop·ic

[hem-er-uh-lop-ik], /ˌhɛm ər əˈlɒp ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby hemeralopia

hematozoon, hematuria, heme, Hemel Hempstead, hemelytron, hemeralopia, Hemerocallis, Hemet, hemi, -hemia, hemiacetal

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British Dictionary definitions for hemeralopia

hemeralopia

/ (ˌhɛmərəˈləʊpɪə) /

noun

inability to see clearly in bright lightNontechnical name: day blindness Compare nyctalopia

Derived forms of hemeralopia

hemeralopic (ˌhɛmərəˈlɒpɪk), adjective

Word Origin for hemeralopia

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

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Medical definitions for hemeralopia

hemeralopia

[ hĕm′ər-ə-lō′pē-ə ]

A visual defect marked by the inability to see as clearly in bright light as in dim light.day blindness