hemianopsia

[ hem-ee-uh-nop-see-uh ]
/ ˌhɛm i əˈnɒp si ə /

noun Ophthalmology.

any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes.
Also hem·i·a·no·pi·a [hem-ee-uh-noh-pee-uh] /ˌhɛm i əˈnoʊ pi ə/, hemiopia.
Also called hemiscotosis.

Origin of hemianopsia

First recorded in 1880–85; hemi- + an-1 + -opsia

Words nearby hemianopsia

hemiamyosthenia, hemianalgesia, hemianencephaly, hemianesthesia, hemianopia, hemianopsia, hemianosmia, hemiapraxia, hemiarthroplasty, hemiataxia, hemiathetosis

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British Dictionary definitions for hemianopia

hemianopia
/ (ˌhɛmɪænˈəʊpɪə) /

noun

loss of vision in either the whole left or the whole right half of the field of vision Also called: hemianopsia (ˌhɛmɪænˈɒpsɪə)

Word Origin for hemianopia

C19: from hemi- + an- + Greek opsis sight

Medical definitions for hemianopia

hemianopsia
[ hĕm′ē-ə-nŏp′sē-ə ]

n.

Loss of vision in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes.

Other words from hemianopsia

hem′i•a•nop′tic (-nŏp′tĭk) adj.