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nyctalopia definition

nyc·ta·lo·pia (nik′tə lō′pē ə)

noun

night blindness

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

Related Forms:

  • nyctalopic nyc′ta·lop′ic (-läp′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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