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nyctalopia

[ nik-tl-oh-pee-uh ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.


nyctalopia

/ ˌnɪktəˈləʊpɪə /

noun

  1. inability to see normally in dim light Nontechnical namenight blindness Compare hemeralopia
“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


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Other Words From

  • nyc·ta·lop·ic [nik-tl-, op, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nyctalopia1

1675–85; < Late Latin nyctalōpia < Greek nykt- nyct- + al ( aós ) blind + -ōpia -opia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nyctalopia1

C17: via Late Latin from Greek nuktálōps, from nux night + alaos blind + ōps eye
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Example Sentences

His nyctalopia was a great advantage, his cat-like sight enabling him to distinguish the smallest object in the deepest gloom.

Nyctalopia, so frequently encountered, must be regarded as a circulatory symptom rather than as one of nervous origin.

Government, offer to it, to discover the remedy for nyctalopia, 335.

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