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deuteranopia

 
Dictionary: deu·ter·a·no·pi·a   (dū'tər-ə-nō'pē-ə, dyū'-) pronunciation
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n.
A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

[DEUTER(O)- + Greek anōpiā, blindness (an-, not; see a-1 + -ōpiā, -opia), so called because green is considered the second of the primary colors.]

deuteranope deu'ter·a·nope' (-nōp') n.
deuteranopic deu'ter·a·nop'ic (-nŏp'ĭk, -nō'pĭk) adj.

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(dū'tər-ə-nō'pē-ə, dyū'-)
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A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

deu'ter·a·nop'ic (-nŏp'ĭk, -nō'pĭk) adj.
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red
  Synonyms: Daltonism, green-blindness

 
 
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