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nyctalopia
[ nik-tl-oh-pee-uh ]
nyctalopia
/ ˌɪəˈəʊɪə /
noun
- inability to see normally in dim light Nontechnical namenight blindness Compare hemeralopia
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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
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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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