nyctalopia
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- nyctalopic adjective
Etymology
Origin of nyctalopia
1675–85; < Late Latin nyctalōpia < Greek nykt- nyct- + al ( aós ) blind + -ōpia -opia
Example Sentences
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Day sight, the nyctalopia of some authors, is said to be endemic in some countries,—Poland, the West Indies, Brazil, and various intertropical regions.
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A temporary evening blindness occasioned by sleeping in the moonshine in tropical climates; it is technically designated nyctalopia.
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Government, offer to it, to discover the remedy for nyctalopia, 335.
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His nyctalopia was a great advantage, his cat-like sight enabling him to distinguish the smallest object in the deepest gloom.
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"Confound the nyctalopia!" said Paganel, inwardly, though delighted to be of any service to his friend.
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