definitions

hemianopsia

[ hem-ee-uh-nop-see-uh ]
/ ˌhɛm i əˈnɒp si ə /

noun Ophthalmology.

any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes.

Nearby words

hemiamyosthenia, hemianalgesia, hemianencephaly, hemianesthesia, hemianopia, hemianopsia, hemianosmia, hemiapraxia, hemiarthroplasty, hemiataxia, hemiathetosis
Also hem·i·a·no·pi·a [hem-ee-uh-noh-pee-uh] /ˌhɛm i əˈnoʊ pi ə/, hemiopia.

Origin of hemianopsia

First recorded in 1880–85; hemi- + an-1 + -opsia
Also called hemiscotosis.
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Medicine definitions for hemianopsia

hemianopsia

[ hĕm′ē-ə-nŏp′sē-ə ]

n.

Loss of vision in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes.

Related forms

hem′i•a•nop′tic (-nŏp′tĭk) adj.
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