snow blindness — n inflammation and photophobia caused by exposure of the eyes to ultraviolet rays reflected from snow or ice * * * a painful disorder of the cornea of the eye due to excessive exposure to ultraviolet light reflected from the snow. Recovery… … Medical dictionary
snow blindness — snow .blindness n [U] eye pain and difficulty in seeing things, caused by looking at snow in bright light from the sun >snow blind adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
Snow blindness — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 31147 ICD10 = ICD10|H|16|1|h|15 ICD9 = ICD9|370.24 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 759 MeshID = Snow blindness (Niphablepsia) is a painful condition,… … Wikipedia
Snow-blindness — Snow blind Snow blind , a. Affected with blindness by the brilliancy of snow. {Snow blind ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snow blindness — snow′ blind ness n. oph the usu. temporary blindness caused by the glare of reflected sunlight on snow snow′ blind , adj … From formal English to slang
snow blindness — snow blind /snoh bluynd /, adj. the usually temporary dimming of the sight caused by the glare of reflected sunlight on snow. [1740 50] * * * … Universalium
snow-blindness — noun temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice • Syn: ↑snowblindness • Derivationally related forms: ↑snow blind (for: ↑snowblindness) • Hypernyms: ↑blindness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
snow blindness — noun Date: 1748 inflammation and photophobia caused by exposure of the eyes to ultraviolet rays reflected from snow or ice • snow blind or snow blinded adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
snow blindness — noun (U) eye pain and difficulty in seeing things, caused by looking at snow in bright sunlight snow blind adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
snow blindness — /ˈsnoʊ blaɪndnəs/ (say snoh bluyndnuhs) noun conjunctivitis and deteriorated vision caused by reflection of strong light on snow or ice. –snow blind, adjective …
