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NYCTALOPIAS
Noun
nyctalopias
plural of nyctalopia
Source: Wiktionary
NYCTALOPIA
Nyc`ta*lo"pi*a, n. Etym: [L. nyctalopia, fr. nyctalops a nyctalops, Gr. (Med.) (a) A disease of the eye, in consequence of which the patient can see well in a faint light or at twilight, but is unable to see during the day or in a strong light; day blindness. (b) See Moonblink.
Note: Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite sense, night blindness. See Hemeralopia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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