nectilopa (c.1300)
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nectilopa (c.1300)

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[ hap]

[ FEW: ∅; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF: ∅; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED:  nyctalopia n.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 1959b nyctalopia ]
nectilopam  
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1med.pathol.nyctalopia, loss of vision in low light (misunderstood here to refer to hemeralopia, loss of day vision): 
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Nectilopa est quant la veue est troublé de none e en avant. [...] Ausi sachét ke pica, ceo est a dire hnotehech, arse en un pot e poudree vaut en manger ou en boyvre encontre nectilopam  ii 151
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