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PRONUNCIATION OF NYCTALOPIC

nyctalopic  [ˌnɪktəˈləʊpɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NYCTALOPIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nyctalopic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NYCTALOPIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nyctalopia

Nyctalopia, also called night blindness, is a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in relatively low light. It is a symptom of several eye diseases. Night blindness may exist from birth, or be caused by injury or malnutrition. It can be described as insufficient adaptation to darkness. The most common cause of nyctalopia is retinitis pigmentosa, a disorder in which the rod cells in the retina gradually lose their ability to respond to the light. Patients suffering from this genetic condition have progressive nyctalopia and eventually their daytime vision may also be affected. In X-linked congenital stationary night blindness, from birth the rods either do not work at all, or work very little, but the condition doesn't get worse. Another cause of night blindness is a deficiency of retinol, or vitamin A, found in fish oils, liver and dairy products. The opposite problem, the inability to see in bright light, is known as hemeralopia and is much rarer. Since the outer area of the retina is made up of more rods than cones, loss of peripheral vision often results in night blindness.

Definition of nyctalopic in the English dictionary

The definition of nyctalopic in the dictionary is relating to or suffering from nyctalopia or poor vision when it is dark or there is bad light.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NYCTALOPIC


antientropic
ˌæntiːenˈtrəʊpɪk
Canopic
kəˈnəʊpɪk
gonadotropic
ˌɡɒnədəʊˈtrəʊpɪk
gopik
ˈɡəʊpɪk
hemianopic
ˌhemɪəˈnəʊpɪk
meropic
meˈrəʊpɪk
nootropic
ˌnəʊəˈtrəʊpɪk
plagiotropic
ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈtrəʊpɪk
somatotropic
ˌsəʊmətəʊˈtrəʊpɪk
thigmotropic
ˌθɪɡməʊˈtrəʊpɪk
thyrotropic
ˌθaɪrəˈtrəʊpɪk
zoetropic
ˌzəʊɪˈtrəʊpɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NYCTALOPIC

nyas
Nyasa
Nyasaland
Nyassa
nybble
NYC
nychthemeral
nychthemeron
nyctaginaceous
nyctalope
nyctalopia
nyctalops
nyctanthous
nyctinastic
nyctinasty
nyctitropic
nyctitropism
nyctophobia
nyctophobic
nye

WORDS THAT END LIKE NYCTALOPIC

anisotropic
biopic
cyclopic
diplopic
ectopic
endoscopic
hemeralopic
isotropic
kaleidoscopic
laparoscopic
macroscopic
megalopic
microscopic
off-topic
philanthropic
spectroscopic
stereoscopic
telescopic
topic
tropic

Synonyms and antonyms of nyctalopic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nyctalopic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NYCTALOPIC

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Translator English - Chinese

nyctalopic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nictálopes
570 millions of speakers

English

nyctalopic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nyctalopic
380 millions of speakers
ar

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nyctalopic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nyctalopic
278 millions of speakers

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nyctalopic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nyctalopic
260 millions of speakers

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nyctalope
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nyctalopic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nyctalopic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nyctalopic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nyctalopic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyctalopic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nyctalopic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nyctalopic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नायटॅलोपिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nyctalopic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nyctalopic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nyctalopic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nyctalopic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nyctalopic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nyctalopic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nyctalopic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nyctalopic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nyctalopic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nyctalopic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NYCTALOPIC»

The term «nyctalopic» is used very little and occupies the 157.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NYCTALOPIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nyctalopic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NYCTALOPIC»

Discover the use of nyctalopic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nyctalopic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Retinitis Nyctalopic
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Ferdinand Arlt (Ritter Von), 2011
2
The Works of Charles Paul de Kock, with a General ...
... of it, ocularly and auricularly.' " ' The devil ! ' " ' Last night the somnambulist commenced his nocturnal lectures.' " ' His nocturnal lectures at night ! These somnambulists are, then, nyctalopic' "'Yes, monsieur; they are nycta — What is that ...
Paul de Kock, 1902
3
The Works of Charles Paul de Kock: Frère Jacques
"'The devil!' " ' Last night the somnambulist commenced his nocturnal lectures.' " ' His nocturnal lectures at night ! These somnambulists are, then, nyctalopic' "'Yes, monsieur; they are nycta — What is that word, Monsieur Sauvageon ?
Paul de Kock, Jules Claretie, 1903
4
Woven on the Loom of Time: Stories by Enrique Anderson-Imbert
... I continued feeling isolated from my other companions in the game, whose steps were echoes of my own, except that I did not feel myself a blind ghost, but, in another incarnation, a nyctalopic Apache. Not Max Carrados (the blind detective ...
Enrique Anderson-Imbert, 2013
5
A Tratise on the Discases of the Eye and Its Appendages. - ...
... lead to nyctalopia or day-blindness merely by preventing the patient from opening the lids during the bright light of day. Albino's are generally more or less nyctalopicnyctalopic in consequence of the absence of the uvea and 232 Nyctalopia.
Richard Middlemore, 1835
6
A Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye and Its Appendages: In ...
... or day-blindness merely by preventing the patient from opening the lids during the bright light of day. Albino's are generally more or less nyctalopicnyctalopic in consequence of the absence of the uvea and 232 Nyctalopia Section.
Richard Middlemore, 1835
7
Caesar Antichrist
Caesar! THE CHRIST OF SILVER. Caesar! CAESAR ANTICHRIST. Death is the concentrated pulling-together of Thought; no longer does it radiate infinitely towards the outer world; its circumference, nyctalopic pupil, shrinks towards its centre; ...
Alfred Jarry, 1992
8
The Lancet
... are able to' Apply the eyes, and can see; that is cer-' tainly a nyctalopic state. _ There are also states of the eye in which the patient sees pretty well in a moderate; light, although he cannot see in a strong one. A central opacity of the cornea, ...
‎1830
9
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: An Underwater Tour of ...
And they opened amazingly wide. Eyes and spyglasses (a bit dazzled, it is true, by the vista of $2,000.00) didn't remain at rest for an instant. Day and night we observed the surface of the ocean, and those with nyctalopic eyes, whose ability to ...
Jules Verne, 2009
10
THE MONTHLY GAZETTE OF HEALTH
... they are in the state of a nyctalopic, whose retina is sensible only to the red rays which are contained in mixed light. They are in a state similar to that of persons whose retinae have been long acted upon by green rays, and who then have ...
RICHARD REECE M.D, 1822

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