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nyctalopia

[ nik-tl-oh-pee-uh ]

noun

Ophthalmology.


nyctalopia

/ ˌɪəˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. inability to see normally in dim light Nontechnical namenight blindness Compare hemeralopia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Բ⳦·ٲ·DZ· [nik-tl-, op, -ik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nyctalopia1

1675–85; < Late Latin Բ⳦ٲō辱 < Greek nykt- nyct- + al ( ó ) blind + -ō辱 -opia
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nyctalopia1

C17: via Late Latin from Greek Գܰáō, from nux night + alaos blind + ō eye
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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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