niphotyphlosis

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Noun

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niphotyphlosis (uncountable)

  1. snow blindness
    • 1916, The Ophthalmic Year Book, page 381:
      Walter calls attention to the prevalence of niphotyphlosis or snowblindness, produced by the reflection from the white sands either on the beaches or highways in Florida, and in conjunction mentions the occurrence of early presbyopia []
    • 1922, VM/SAC, Veterinary Medicine & Small Animal Clinician, page 273:
      Frowning, nictitation, lachrimation, photophobia, nyctalopia and niphotyphlosis and sometimes nyctophobia in certain stages of the disease are common symptoms.