Hemeralopia

//ˌhɛm.əɹ.əˈloʊ.pi.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness.
  2. 2
    inability to see clearly in bright light wordnet
  3. 3
    Night blindness. archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin hēmeralōpia, from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía). From ἡμέρα (hēmérā, “day”), ἀλαός (alaos, “blind”), and ὄψ (ops, “eye”).

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