释义 |
hemeralopia
hem·er·a·lo·pi·a H0142900 (hĕm′ər-ə-lō′pē-ə)n. A visual defect characterized by the inability to see as clearly in bright light as in dim light. [New Latin hēmeralōpia, from Greek hēmeralōps, suffering from hemeralopia : hēmera, day + alaos, blind + ōps, eye; see nyctalopia.] hem′er·a·lop′ic (-lŏp′ĭk) adj.hemeralopia (ˌhɛmərəˈləʊpɪə) n (Pathology) inability to see clearly in bright light. Nontechnical name: day blindness Compare nyctalopia[C18: New Latin, from Greek hēmeralōps, from hēmera day + alaos blind + ōps eye] hemeralopic adjhem•er•a•lo•pi•a (ˌhɛm ər əˈloʊ pi ə) n. a condition in which vision is normal in the night or in dim light but is abnormally poor or wholly absent in the day or in bright light. [1700–10; < Greek hēmeralōp-, s. of hēmerálōps suffering from day blindness (hēmér(a) day + ala(ós) blind + -ōps having eyes of the kind specified; see Cyclops) + -ia; compare -opia] hem`er•a•lop′ic (-ˈlɒp ɪk) adj. hemeralopiaa condition of the eyes in which the sufferer can see clearly at night but has impaired vision during the day; day blindness.See also: Eyes the loss of sight in daylight. — hemeralopic, adj.See also: BlindnessThesaurusNoun | 1. | hemeralopia - inability to see clearly in bright lightday blindnessvision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment - impairment of the sense of sight | Translationshemeralopia
hemeralopia[‚hem·ə·rə′lō·pē·ə] (medicine) Day blindness. hemeralopia
hemeralopia [hem″er-al-o´pe-ah] defective vision in a bright light; called also day blindness and night sight.hem·er·a·lo·pi·a (hem'ĕr-ăl-ō'pē-ă), Inability to see as distinctly in a bright light as in reduced illumination; seen in patients with impaired cone function. Synonym(s): day blindness, hemeranopia, night sight [G. hēmera, day, + alaos, obscure, + ōps, eye] hemeralopia (hĕm′ər-ə-lō′pē-ə)n. A visual defect characterized by the inability to see as clearly in bright light as in dim light. hem′er·a·lop′ic (-lŏp′ĭk) adj.hem·er·a·lo·pi·a (hem'ĕr-ă-lō'pē-ă) Inability to see as distinctly in a bright light as in reduced illumination; seen in patients with impaired cone function. Synonym(s): day blindness. [G. hēmera, day, + alaos, obscure, + ōps, eye]hemeralopia Inability to see as well in bright light as in dim. From the Greek hemera , day, alaos , blind and ops an eye.hemeralopiaTerm used to mean either night blindness in which there is a partial or total inability to see in the dark associated with a loss of rod function or vitamin A deficiency; or day blindness in which there is reduced vision in daylight while vision is normal in the dark. Syn. nyctalopia (this term is only synonymous with night blindness); night sight (this term is only synonymous with day blindness). See girate atrophy; congenital stationary night blindness; choroideremia; Oguchi's disease; retinitis pigmentosa.hemeralopia Related to hemeralopia: nyctalopiaSynonyms for hemeralopianoun inability to see clearly in bright lightSynonymsRelated Words- vision defect
- visual defect
- visual disorder
- visual impairment
|