OXYOPIA
\ˌɒksɪˈə͡ʊpi͡ə], \ˌɒksɪˈəʊpiə], \ˌɒ_k_s_ɪ__ˈəʊ_p_iə]\
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By William R. Warner
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Excessive acuteness of the sense of sight. Instances have occurred where persons could see the stars in the day time. The cause is seated in great sensibility of the retina. The term has been used synonymously with nyctalopia.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.