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American Heritage Dictionary:

pro·ta·no·pi·a

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(prō'tə-nō'pē-ə) pronunciation
n.
A form of colorblindness characterized by defective perception of red and confusion of red with green or bluish green.

[PROT(O)- + AN- + -OPIA (from the blindness to red, which is considered the first of the primary colors).]

protanopic pro'ta·nop'ic (-nŏp'ĭk) adj.

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:

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(prō'tə-nō'pē-ə)
n.

A form of colorblindness characterized by defective perception of red and confusion of red with green or bluish green.

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