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hemeralopia

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hemeralopia /hem·er·a·lo·pia/ (hem?er-ah-lo´pe-ah) day blindness; defective vision in bright light.
hem·er·a·lo·pi·a (hmr--lp-)
n.
A visual defect marked by the inability to see as clearly in bright light as in dim light. Also called day blindness.
hemeralopia
day blindness; defective vision in a bright light due to a degeneration or absence of cones. An inherited defect in Alaskan malamutes and miniature poodles.


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