protanopia

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.

(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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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue
  Synonym: red-blindness

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