hemeralopia

[ hem-er-uh-loh-pee-uh ]
/ ˌhɛm ər əˈloʊ pi ə /

noun Ophthalmology.

a condition of the eyes in which sight is normal in the night or in a dim light but is abnormally poor or wholly absent in the day or in a bright light.
Also called day blindness.

Origin of hemeralopia

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek hēmeralōp- (stem of hēmerálōps having such a condition ( hēmer(a) day + al(aós) blind + -ōps having such an appearance) + -ia -ia; cf. -opia

OTHER WORDS FROM hemeralopia

hem·er·a·lop·ic [hem-er-uh-lop-ik] /ˌhɛm ər əˈlɒp ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby hemeralopia

hematozoon, hematuria, heme, hemel hempstead, hemelytron, hemeralopia, hemerocallis, hemet, hemi, hemi-, hemi-head

British Dictionary definitions for hemeralopia

hemeralopia
/ (ˌhɛmərəˈləʊpɪə) /

noun

inability to see clearly in bright light Nontechnical name: day blindness Compare nyctalopia

Derived forms of hemeralopia

hemeralopic (ˌhɛmərəˈlɒpɪk), adjective

Word Origin for hemeralopia

C18: New Latin, from Greek hēmeralōps, from hēmera day + alaos blind + ōps eye

Medical definitions for hemeralopia

hemeralopia
[ hĕm′ər-ə-lō′pē-ə ]

n.

A visual defect marked by the inability to see as clearly in bright light as in dim light. day blindness