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scotopia
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sco·to·pia (skə tō′pē ə)
noun
the normal visual perception or vision in dim light or twilight, or at night following dark adaptation, in which the light intensity fails to activate the retinal cones
Etymology: ModL < Gr skotos (see scotophobin) + -opia
Related Forms:
- scotopic sco·to′·pic (-täp′ik) adjective
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