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blindsight.

The responsivity shown by some blind or partially blind people to visual stimuli of which they are not consciously aware.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The responsivity shown by some blind or partially blind people to visual stimuli of which they are not consciously aware.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From blind + sight. Coined in a 1974 paper in the Lancet by Sanders et al.

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