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单词 night blindness
释义

night blindness


noun Ophthalmology.

a condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight but abnormally poor at night or in a dim light; nyctalopia.

Origin of night blindness

First recorded in 1745–55

OTHER WORDS FROM night blindness

nightblind, adjective

Words nearby night blindness

niggling, nigh, night, night and day, night-blind, night blindness, night-blooming cereus, night bolt, nightcap, nightclothes, nightclub
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Example sentences from the Web for night blindness

  • He could mimic Albano's writing and voice; he knew of Linda's night-blindness.

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  • Synonymous with the Kufie.Nyctalopia, or night-blindness, 332.

    An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa|Abd Salam Shabeeny
  • They emphasize the occurrence of night-blindness as an early and frequent symptom.

    Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess

British Dictionary definitions for night blindness

night blindness

noun

pathol a nontechnical term for nyctalopia

Derived forms of night blindness

nightblind, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for night blindness

night blindness

n.

nyctalopia
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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