moon blindness

短语

[医] 月光盲, 夜盲

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A chronic equine inflammatory eye disease.

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  2. 2.

    The optical condition of night blindness: reduced eyesight in faint light.

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    The cavalry messenger dismounted after his moon blindness made it unsafe to ride on through the wilderness.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

mooneye night blindness nyctalopia

上位词 2

avitaminosis hypovitaminosis

词源

Once believed to be caused by exposure of the eyes to moonlight during sleep.

来源：wiktionary