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photopia

[foh-toh-pee-uh]
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noun Ophthalmology.
  1. vision in bright light (opposed to scotopia).
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Compare light adaptation.

Origin of photopia

First recorded in 1910–15; phot- + -opia
Related formspho·top·ic [foh-top-ik, -toh-pik] /foʊˈtɒp ɪk, -ˈtoʊ pɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for photopia

photopia

noun
  1. the normal adaptation of the eye to light; day vision
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Derived Formsphotopic (fəʊˈtɒpɪk, -ˈtəʊ-), adjective

Word Origin

C20: New Latin, from photo- + -opia
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photopia in Medicine

photopia

(fō-tō′pē-ə)
n.
  1. Vision in bright light, mediated by cone cells of the retina; daylight vision.photopic vision
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Related formspho•to′pic (-tō′pĭk, -tŏp′ĭk) adj.
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