English-Thai Dictionary
nyctalopia
N โรค ที่ มี การ มองเห็น ใน ตอนกลางคืน ผิดปกติ
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
nyctalopia
nyc ta lo pi a |ˌniktəˈlōpēə ˌnɪktəˈloʊpiə | ▶noun Medicine the inability to see in dim light or at night. Also called night blindness. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek nuktalōps, from nux, nukt- ‘night ’ + alaos ‘blind ’ + ōps ‘eye. ’
Oxford Dictionary
nyctalopia
nyctalopia |ˌnɪktəˈləʊpɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a condition characterized by an abnormal inability to see in dim light or at night, typically caused by vitamin A deficiency. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek nuktalōps, from nux, nukt- ‘night ’ + alaos ‘blind ’ + ōps ‘eye ’.
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