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Meanings of moon blindness in English

Portuguese
nictalopia
Catalan
nictalopia
Wikidata

Inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder.

nictalopia
Spanish
hiodontidae

Recurrent eye inflammation in horses; sometimes resulting in blindness.

hiodontidae
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Examples for "nyctalopia"
Examples for "nyctalopia"
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The insensitivity to dim stimuli is accompanied by a mild nyctalopia.
Pubmed
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His nyctalopia was a great advantage, his cat-like sight enabling him to distinguish the smallest object in the deepest gloom.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
3
"Confound the nyctalopia!" said Paganel, inwardly, though delighted to be of any service to his friend.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
1
This revelation has aided the design of eye drops for night blindness.
BBC
2
In the dark, I have night blindness so I need to use a cane.
The Irish Times
3
Here, we report a large multigeneration family with five affected individuals manifesting symptoms of night blindness.
Pubmed
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In three of these dogs, progressive night blindness was reported from an age of eight to 11 years.
Pubmed
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In your retinas, vitamin A helps prevent night blindness (the inability to see in the dark).
The beauty diet: looking great has never been so delicious
Usage of moon blindness in English
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Our Mokadamo was affected with moon -blindness, and could not see at all at night.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi...
Translations for moon blindness
Portuguese
nictalopia