hemeralopia



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Hemeralopia \Hem`e*ra*lo"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, the opposite
   of ?; ? day + ? of ?. See Nyctalopia.] (Med.)
   A disease of the eyes, in consequence of which a person can
   see clearly or without pain only by daylight or a strong
   artificial light; day sight.
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   Note: Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite
         sense, i. e., day blindness. See Nyctalopia.
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