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niphotyphlosis

niphotyphlosis noun: snow blindness.

Noun

niphotyphlosis (uncountable)

  1. snow blindness
    • 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 […]1916, The Ophthalmic Year Book, page 381
    • Frowning, nictitation, lachrimation, photophobia, nyctalopia and niphotyphlosis and sometimes nyctophobia in certain stages of the disease are common symptoms.1922, VM/SAC, Veterinary Medicine & Small Animal Clinician, page 273

niphotyphlosis meaning in Tamil

niphotyphlosis in Tamil

பனிக்குருடு

Questions about niphotyphlosis

What does niphotyphlosis mean?
Niphotyphlosis means snow blindness.
What is niphotyphlosis in Tamil?
Niphotyphlosis in Tamil is பனிக்குருடு. See Niphotyphlosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is niphotyphlosis?
Niphotyphlosis is a noun.

Words near niphotyphlosis in the dictionary

  1. niphargid
  2. niphargids
  3. niphatenone
  4. niphatenones
  5. Niphon
  6. niphotyphlosis
  7. Nipinnawasee
  8. Nipissing
  9. Nipissing District
  10. Nipissings
  11. Nipkov

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