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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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾´Ç´Ç²Ô-ËŒ²ú±ô¾±²Ô»å, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of moon blindness1

First recorded in 1710–20
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Example Sentences

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Researchers at the LMU Equine Clinic have developed a deep learning tool that is capable of reliably diagnosing moon blindness in horses based on photos.

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One Eye has been losing sight in his remaining eye because he has equine recurrent uveitis, also known as moon blindness.

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At one meal the subject of moon blindness had cropped up, and many curious anecdotes were told anent it—anecdotes more or less truthful, after the manner of shipboard stories.

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We had no cases of feigned insanity or any species of mania, but cases of imitated "moon blindness," or dim-sightedness, did occur now and again for the purpose of shirking night watch.

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