nyctalopia
[ nik-tl-oh-pee-uh ]
/ ˌnɪk tlˈoʊ pi ə /
noun Ophthalmology.
Origin of nyctalopia
OTHER WORDS FROM nyctalopia
nyc·ta·lop·ic [nik-tl-op-ik] /ˌnɪk tlˈɒp ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby nyctalopia
nyckelharpa,
nycsce,
nyct-,
nyctaginaceous,
nyctalgia,
nyctalopia,
nyctanthous,
nycterine,
nycterohemeral,
nycti-,
nyctinasty
Example sentences from the Web for nyctalopia
His nyctalopia was a great advantage, his cat-like sight enabling him to distinguish the smallest object in the deepest gloom.
In Search of the Castaways |Jules VerneNyctalopia, so frequently encountered, must be regarded as a circulatory symptom rather than as one of nervous origin.
Scurvy Past and Present |Alfred Fabian HessGovernment, offer to it, to discover the remedy for nyctalopia, 335.
An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa |Abd Salam Shabeeny
British Dictionary definitions for nyctalopia
nyctalopia
/ (ˌnɪktəˈləʊpɪə) /
noun
inability to see normally in dim light
Nontechnical name: night blindness Compare hemeralopia
Word Origin for nyctalopia
C17: via Late Latin from Greek
nuktálōps, from
nux night +
alaos blind +
ōps eye
Medical definitions for nyctalopia
nyctalopia
[ nĭk′tə-lō′pē-ə ]
n.
A condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight or other strong light but is abnormally weak or completely lost at night or in dim light and that results from vitamin A deficiency, disease, or hereditary factors.
night blindness