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单词 moon blindness
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Definition of moon blindness in English:

moon blindness

noun
mass noun
  • 1(in horses) a recurrent inflammatory disease of the eyes, causing intermittent blindness.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My vet came out and checked him and seems to think that he may have ‘moon blindness’ and be very sensitive to light.
    • From time-to-time, horse owners and veterinarians see equine recurrent uveitis, also known as periodic ophthalmia or moon blindness, in horses.
    • There is indeed a disease colloquially known as moon blindness, but it only occurs in horses.
    • As an owner of a horse that has been diagnosed with moon blindness, I have always been looking for alternative treatments for his condition.
    • Equine recurrent uveitis, also known as moon blindness, is the most common cause of blindness in this species.
  • 2Night blindness.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you read about her moon blindness and her loss of eyesight you wonder how she functions day to day around here.

Derivatives

  • moon-blind

  • adjective
    • She's had several that have come up either night blind or one foal who was moon-blind at weaning but she never knew.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We often worked at night and knew that if you stared too long at the fire, like a moon-blind horse, your vision could not adjust to the dark.
 
 

Definition of moon blindness in US English:

moon blindness

noun
  • (in horses) a recurrent inflammatory disease of the eyes, causing intermittent blindness.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My vet came out and checked him and seems to think that he may have ‘moon blindness’ and be very sensitive to light.
    • From time-to-time, horse owners and veterinarians see equine recurrent uveitis, also known as periodic ophthalmia or moon blindness, in horses.
    • As an owner of a horse that has been diagnosed with moon blindness, I have always been looking for alternative treatments for his condition.
    • There is indeed a disease colloquially known as moon blindness, but it only occurs in horses.
    • Equine recurrent uveitis, also known as moon blindness, is the most common cause of blindness in this species.
 
 
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