Hemianopia


[hem-ee-uh-nop-see-uh] /ˌhɛm i əˈnɒp si ə/

noun, Ophthalmology.
1.
any of several conditions in which there is blindness in half of the visual field, involving one or both eyes.
/ˌhɛmɪænˈəʊpɪə/
noun
1.
loss of vision in either the whole left or the whole right half of the field of vision Also called hemianopsia (ˌhɛmɪænˈɒpsɪə)

hemianopsia hem·i·a·nop·si·a (hěm’ē-ə-nŏp’sē-ə) or hem·i·a·no·pi·a (-nō’pē-ə)
n.
Loss of vision in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes.
hem’i·a·nop’tic (-nŏp’tĭk) adj.

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