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.
noun
1.
(ophthalmol) a nontechnical name for nyctalopia
2.
(vet science) Also called mooneye. a disorder affecting horses, which causes inflammation of the eyes and sometimes blindness
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