dysadaptation

[dis-ad-uhp-tey-shuhn]

dys·ad·ap·ta·tion

[dis-ad-uhp-tey-shuhn]
noun Ophthalmology.
faulty adaptation of the iris and retina to light.
Also, dys·ap·ta·tion [dis-uhp-tey-shuhn] .


Origin:
dys- + adaptation
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