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hemeralopia |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hemeralopia \Hem`e*ra*lo"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr Gr ?, the opposite of ?; ? day + ? of ?. See {Nyctalopia}.] (Med.) A disease of the eyes, in consequence of which a person can see clearly or without pain only by daylight or a strong artificial light; day sight. Note: Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite sense i. e., day blindness. See {Nyctalopia}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hemeralopia n : inability to see clearly in bright light [syn: {day blindness}]
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