HEMIOPIA

Etymology

Noun

hemiopia (usually uncountable, plural hemiopias)

hemianopia

Source: Wiktionary


Hem`i*o"pi*a, Hem`i*op"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but half of an object looked at.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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