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hemeralopia

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See also: hemeralopía

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • enPR: hĕm′ər-ə-lō′pē-ə
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhɛm.əɹ.əˈloʊ.pi.ə/
  • Hyphenation: hem‧er‧a‧lo‧pi‧a

Noun

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hemeralopia (plural hemeralopias)

  1. (medicine) The inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness.
  2. (medicine, archaic) Night blindness.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhemerɑlopiɑ/, [ˈhe̞me̞ˌrɑ̝lo̞ˌpiɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pi‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): he‧me‧ra‧lo‧pia

Etymology 1

From English hemeralopia, from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía).

Noun

hemeralopia

  1. (medicine) day blindness, hemeralopia
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Etymology 2

From German Hemeralopie, from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía).

Noun

hemeralopia (archaic)

  1. (medicine) night blindness, nyctalopia
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