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单词 moon blindness
释义

moon blindness


noun Veterinary Pathology.

a disease of horses in which the eyes suffer from recurring attacks of inflammation, eventually resulting in opacity and blindness.

Origin of moon blindness

First recorded in 1710–20

Words nearby moon blindness

moon, moon bag, moonball, moonbeam, moon-blind, moon blindness, moonbow, mooncalf, moonchild, moon dog, mooned
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Example sentences from the Web for moon blindness

  • Our Mokadamo was affected with moon-blindness, and could not see at all at night.

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British Dictionary definitions for moon blindness

moon blindness

noun

ophthalmol a nontechnical name for nyctalopia
Also called: mooneye vet science a disorder affecting horses, which causes inflammation of the eyes and sometimes blindness

Derived forms of moon blindness

moon-blind, adjective
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