deuteranopia

noun deu·ter·an·opia \ˌdü-tə-rə-ˈnō-pē-ə also ˌdyü-\

Definition of DEUTERANOPIA

: color blindness marked by usually complete loss of ability to distinguish colors

— deu·ter·an·opic \-ˈnō-pik, -ˈnä-pik\ adjective

New Latin, from deuter- + ²a- + -opia; from the blindness to green, regarded as the second primary color

First Known Use: circa 1901

Medical Dictionary

noun deu·ter·an·opia \ˌd(y)üt-ə-rə-ˈnō-pē-ə\

: color blindness marked by usually complete loss of ability to distinguish colors

—deu·ter·an·opic \-ˈnō-pik, -ˈnäp-ik\ adjective

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