Relating to or characterized by hemianopsia, the loss of vision in one half of the visual field.
From 'hemianopia' or 'hemianopsia' plus the adjective suffix '-ic'. Medical descriptor used in ophthalmology and neurology.
A hemianopic patient might walk into doorframes or miss things on one side—their eyes work perfectly, but the brain's visual processing is damaged on one side, a condition very different from ordinary blindness!
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