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hemeralopia definition

hem·era·lo·pia (hem′ər ə lō′pē ə)

noun

a defect in the eye in which the vision is reduced in the daylight or in bright light

Etymology: ModL < Gr hēmeralōps, day blindness (< hēmera, day + alaos, blind + ōps, eye) + -ia

Related Forms:

  • hemeralopic hem′·era·lop′ic (-läp′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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