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xanthopia

xanthopia noun: a visual disorder in which things appear yellowish.

Noun

xanthopia (uncountable)

  1. A visual disorder in which things appear yellowish.
    • An icteric discoloration of the sclerotic — a quite common symptom in xanthopia from arsenical poisoning — is very seldom observed.1883, Louis Lewin, The Untoward Effects of Drugs, page 98
    • There is sensation of foreign body irritation, more or less photophobia and lacrimation, frequently persistent after images, and occasionally scotoma, erythema and xanthopia.1933, Henry Laurens, The Physiological Effects of Radiant Energy, number 62, page 153

Questions about xanthopia

What does xanthopia mean?
Xanthopia means a visual disorder in which things appear yellowish.
What part of speech is xanthopia?
Xanthopia is a noun.

Words near xanthopia in the dictionary

  1. xanthophyllous
  2. xanthophylls
  3. xanthophyls
  4. xanthophyte
  5. xanthophytes
  6. xanthopia
  7. xanthopicrin
  8. xanthopicrine
  9. xanthopicrite
  10. xanthoplanine
  11. xanthoproteate

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