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nyctalopia /nyc·ta·lo·pia/ (nik?tah-lo´pe-ah)
2. in French (and incorrectly in English), day blindness.

nyc·ta·lo·pi·a (nkt-lp-)
n.
A condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight or other strong light but is abnormally weak or completely lost at night or in dim light and that results from vitamin A deficiency, disease, or hereditary factors. Also called night blindness.

nycta·lopic (-lpk, -lpk) adj.

nyctalopia (nikˈ·t·lōˑ·pē·),
n reduction in the ability to see in faint light, as at night, due to con-genital defects, vitamin A deficiency, decreased rhodopsin synthesis, or degeneration of the retina. Also called
night blindness or
day sight.

nyctalopia
night blindness.

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