hemianopsia

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noun

Blindness in one half of the field of vision of either or both eyes.

Similar
hemianopia
OriginEnglish an- ← Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

nounhemianopsia (countable and uncountable, plural hemianopsias)

plural hemianopsias · alternative hemianopia · alternative hemiopia · alternative hemiopsia · alternative hemiopsy

  1. countableuncountablemedicineBlindness in one half of the field of vision of either or both eyes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounblindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes

Similar
hemianopia
Broader
visual impairmentvisual defectvision defect

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
  5. Englishhemi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*né
  7. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  9. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  10. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  11. Englishan-
  12. Englishhemianopsia

From hemi- + an- + -opsia.

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Translations

Catalan hemianòpsia
  • hemianòpsiatype of blindness
French hémiopie
  • hémiopietype of blindness
Icelandic helftarblinda
  • helftarblindatype of blindness
Japanese 半盲
  • 半盲 (hanmō)type of blindness
Spanish hemianopsia
  • hemianopsiatype of blindness
Cite this entry
APA

hemianopsia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemianopsia

MLA

“hemianopsia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemianopsia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemianopsia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemianopsia.

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