hemianopsia

[hem-ee-uh-nop-see-uh]

noun Ophthalmology.

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

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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hemianopsia in Medicine

hemianopsia

[hĕm′ē-ə-nŏp′sē-ə]

n.

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

Related formshem′i•a•nop′tic (-nŏp′tĭk) adj.

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