Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun moon_blindness

2 senses of moon blindness

Sense 1
nyctalopia, night blindness, moon blindness -- (inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder)
       => visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder -- (impairment of the sense of sight)
       => avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis -- (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)

Sense 2
moon blindness, mooneye -- (recurrent eye inflammation in horses; sometimes resulting in blindness)
       => animal disease -- (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)