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cecity
(ˈsiːsɪtɪ)n
(Pathology) a rare word for blindness. See blindness
[C16: from Latin caecitās, from caecus blind]
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ce•ci•ty
(ˈsi sɪ ti)n.
blindness.
[1525-30; < Latin caecitās, equiv. to caecus blind + -ity]
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cecity
blindness.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() legal blindness - vision that is 20/200 or worse in both eyes (20/200 vision is the ability to see at 20 feet what a normal eye can see at 200 feet) anopia - sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye) snowblindness, snow-blindness - temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice eyelessness - blindness due to loss of the eyes figural blindness - inability to see shapes and contours |
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