Nontechnical name: day blindness. Compare nyctalopia
Derived forms
hemeralopic (ˌhɛmərəˈlɒpɪk)
adjective
Word origin
C18: New Latin, from Greek hēmeralōps, from hēmera day + alaos blind + ōps eye
Examples of 'day blindness' in a sentence
day blindness
The day blindness mutation was detected in all studied flocks.
K. I. Z. Jawasreh, H. Ababneh, F. T. Awawdeh, M. A. Al-Massad, A. M. Al-Majali 2012, 'Genotype and Allelic Frequencies of a Newly Identified Mutation Causing Blindnessin Jordanian Awassi Sheep Flocks', Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Scienceshttp://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/25-5.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The overall allele and genotype frequencies of all studied flocks of the day blindness mutation were 0.088 and 17.49%,respectively.
K. I. Z. Jawasreh, H. Ababneh, F. T. Awawdeh, M. A. Al-Massad, A. M. Al-Majali 2012, 'Genotype and Allelic Frequencies of a Newly Identified Mutation Causing Blindnessin Jordanian Awassi Sheep Flocks', Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Scienceshttp://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/25-5.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)