nyctalopia
CONDITION MAKING IT DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IN RELATIVELY LOW LIGHT
Night-blindness; Night blindness; Night Blindness; Moon blink; Moonblink; Night blind; Nightblindness; Nightblind; Cyntolopia; Nyctalopic
[?n?kt?'l??p??]
¦ noun a condition characterized by an abnormal inability to see in dim light or at night, typically caused by vitamin A deficiency.
Origin
C17: via late L. from Gk nuktalops, from nux, nukt- 'night' + alaos 'blind' + ops 'eye'.