nyctalopia

[ nik-tl-oh-pee-uh ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.

1. night blindness.
2. hemeralopia.

nyctalopia

/ ˌnɪktəˈləʊpɪə /

noun

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

Other Words From

• nyc·ta·lop·ic [nik-tl-, op, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nyctalopia¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nyctalopia¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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