nyctalopicadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɪktəˈlɒpɪk/, U.S.

/ˌnɪktəˈlɑpik/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nyctalopia n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < nyctalopia n. + -ic suffix. Compare French nyctalopique (1836). Compare also ancient Greek νυκταλωπικά (neuter plural) attacks of night blindness.

Chiefly Medicine. Now rare.

Of, relating to, or affected with nyctalopia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > blind > night-blind

night-blind1822

nyctalopic1826

night-blinded1925

1826 Lancet 12 Aug. 611/1 The Albinos are nyctalopic.

1868 C. Collingwood Rambles Naturalist xviii. 310 This singular nyctalopic affection [sc. moon-blindness].

1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. X. 757 Albinos are frequently nyctalopic.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 597 If one eye of a nyctalopic patient be bandaged this eye will recover.

1967 B. Wright tr. R. Queneau Between Blue & Blue xvi. 169 If the preadamites lived in this cave, what did they do for light?.. Or were they nyctalopic?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nyctalopic
释义	nyctalopicadj. Brit. /ˌnɪktəˈlɒpɪk/, U.S. /ˌnɪktəˈlɑpik/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nyctalopia n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < nyctalopia n. + -ic suffix. Compare French nyctalopique (1836). Compare also ancient Greek νυκταλωπικά (neuter plural) attacks of night blindness. Chiefly Medicine. Now rare. Of, relating to, or affected with nyctalopia. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > blind > night-blind night-blind1822 nyctalopic1826 night-blinded1925 1826 Lancet 12 Aug. 611/1 The Albinos are nyctalopic. 1868 C. Collingwood Rambles Naturalist xviii. 310 This singular nyctalopic affection [sc. moon-blindness]. 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. X. 757 Albinos are frequently nyctalopic. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 597 If one eye of a nyctalopic patient be bandaged this eye will recover. 1967 B. Wright tr. R. Queneau Between Blue & Blue xvi. 169 If the preadamites lived in this cave, what did they do for light?.. Or were they nyctalopic? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
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