quadrantanopia

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noun

The loss of vision in one or more quadrants of the field of view.

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

nounquadrantanopia (countable and uncountable, plural quadrantanopias)

plural quadrantanopias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe loss of vision in one or more quadrants of the field of view.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishquadrant
  2. Englishquadrant
  3. Proto-Indo-European*né
  4. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  6. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  7. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  8. Englishan-
  9. Englishanopia
  10. Englishquadrantanopia

From quadrant + anopia.

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APA

quadrantanopia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrantanopia

MLA

“quadrantanopia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrantanopia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadrantanopia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrantanopia.

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