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noun Ophthalmology.
a condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight but abnormally poor at night or in a dim light; nyctalopia.
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Origin of night blindness

First recorded in 1745–55

OTHER WORDS FROM night blindness

nightblind, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for night blindness

night blindness

noun
pathol a nontechnical term for nyctalopia

Derived forms of night blindness

nightblind, adjective
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