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NIGHT BLINDNESS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does night blindness mean?

• NIGHT BLINDNESS (noun)
The noun NIGHT BLINDNESS has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: NIGHT BLINDNESS used as a noun is very rare.

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• NIGHT BLINDNESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

moon blindness; night blindness; nyctalopia

Hypernyms ("night blindness" is a kind of...):

avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)

vision defect; visual defect; visual disorder; visual impairment (impairment of the sense of sight)

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