nyctalopia

(nik′tə lōpē ə)

noun

night blindness

Origin: LL < Gr nyktalōps < nyx (gen. nyktos), night + alaos, blind (< a-, not + laein, to see) + ōps, eye

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noun

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin nyctalōpia

Origin: , from Greek nuktalōps, night-blind

Origin: : nux, nukt-, night; see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + alaos, blind

Origin: + ōps, ōp-, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots

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  • nycˌta·loˈpic (-lōˈpĭk, -lŏpˈĭk) adjective

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