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Look up: nyctalopia

  1. nyctalopia
    [n] - inability to see clearly in dim light
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Nyctalopia
    Nyctalopia: Night blindness, impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of certain specialized vision cells (the rods) in the retina. The ability of our eyes to quickly view objects as they shift from light to dark areas and the ability to see in dim light or at night is ...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  3. Nyctalopia
    Nyc`ta·lo'pi·a noun [ Latin nyctalopia , from nyctalops a nyctalops, Greek .... Greek ... meant, a person affected either with day blindness or with night blindness, and in the former case was derived from ..., ..., night + ..., ...,...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/42

  4. nyctalopia
    Night blindness or difficulty in seeing at night. Symptom of vitamin A deficiency. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. nyctalopia
    night blindness noun inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. nyctalopia
    (nik″tә-lo´pe-ә) night blindness. sometimes incorrectly used as a synonym for hemeralopia.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Nyctalopia
    • (n.) See Moonblink. • (n.) 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. • (n.) See Moonblink. • (n.) A disease of the eye, in consequence of which...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. nyctalopia
    nyctalopia 1. Night blindness; failure or imperfection of vision at night or in a dim light. Smoking tobacco may impair the ability to see at night. Hypoxia associated with being above sea level in an aircraft will also decrease night vision. 2. The inability to see well under scotopic (dark) condi...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  9. nyctalopia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: nik-tă-lō′pē-ă Definitions: 1. Decreased ability to see in reduced illumination. Seen in patients with impaired rod function; often associated with a deficiency of vitamin A. Synonyms: day sight, night blindness, nocturnal amblyopia, nyctanopia
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  10. Nyctalopia
    | ICD9 = | --> `Nyctalopia` (from Greek νύκτ-, nykt- "night"; and αλαός, alaos "blindness") is a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in relatively low light. It is a symptom of several eye diseases. Night blindness may exi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctalopia



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