blindness
101colour blindness — any of various conditions in which certain colours are confused with one another. True lack of colour appreciation is extremely rare (see monochromat), but some defect of colour discrimination is present in about 8% of Caucasian males, and 0.4%… …
102willful blindness — willful blind·ness n: deliberate failure to make a reasonable inquiry of wrongdoing (as drug dealing in one s house) despite suspicion or an awareness of the high probability of its existence ◇ Willful blindness involves conscious avoidance of… …
103night blindness — Synonyms and related words: Lombardy leprosy, anemia, ariboflavinosis, beriberi, cachexia, chlorosis, day blindness, deficiency anemia, dermatitis, goiter, greensickness, hemeralopia, keratomalacia, kwashiorkor, maidism, malnutrition, moon… …
104color blindness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. achromatopsia, achromatism, dichromatism, monochromatism, Daltonism, red green blindness; see also blindness 1 …
105moon blindness — n. loss of vision in horses occurring at regular intervals; nyctalopia, night blindness, abnormally poor eyesight in darkness; night blindness, defect which limits or impairs night vision …
106colour blindness — any of various conditions in which certain colours are confused with one another. True lack of colour appreciation is extremely rare (see monochromat), but some defect of colour discrimination is present in about 8% of Caucasian males, and 0.4%… …
107color blindness — spalvinis aklumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. color blindness; colour blindness; daltonism vok. Anerythropsie, f; Daltonismus, m; Farbenblindheit, f rus. дальтонизм, m; цветовая слепота, f pranc. achromatopsie, f; anérythropsie,… …
108colour blindness — spalvinis aklumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. color blindness; colour blindness; daltonism vok. Anerythropsie, f; Daltonismus, m; Farbenblindheit, f rus. дальтонизм, m; цветовая слепота, f pranc. achromatopsie, f; anérythropsie,… …
109green-blindness — noun dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish red • Syn: ↑deuteranopia, ↑Daltonism • Derivationally related forms: ↑green blind, ↑deuteranopic (for:… …
110moon blindness — noun 1. inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder • Syn: ↑nyctalopia, ↑night blindness • Hypernyms: ↑visual impairment, ↑visual defect, ↑vision defect, ↑visual disorder, ↑ …
