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NYCTALOPIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder
Synonyms:
moon blindness; night blindness; nyctalopia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("nyctalopia" is a kind of...):
avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)
vision defect; visual defect; visual disorder; visual impairment (impairment of the sense of sight)
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