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moon blindness

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. a disease of horses in which the eyes suffer from recurring attacks of inflammation, eventually resulting in opacity and blindness.


moon blindness

noun

  1. ophthalmol a nontechnical name for nyctalopia
  2. Also calledmooneye vet science a disorder affecting horses, which causes inflammation of the eyes and sometimes blindness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈmoon-ˌblind, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of moon blindness1

First recorded in 1710–20
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Example Sentences

About this time a singular affliction came upon nearly one-half of the garrison, which we called moon-blindness.

Our Mokadamo was affected with moon-blindness, and could not see at all at night.

One night on deck the conversation turned on moon blindness, and Loide testified to its effects.

The change observed in the disease of the horse called moon-blindness is universally known and admitted.

The lesions of the eyes may best be likened to moon blindness (periodic ophthalmia) in horses.

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