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tritanopia

 
Dictionary: tri·tan·o·pi·a   (trī'tə-nō'pē-ə) pronunciation

n.
A visual defect characterized by the inability to discern blue and yellow.

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


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(trī'tə-nō'pē-ə)
n.

A deficiency in color preception characterized by an inability to discern blue and yellow due to an absence of blue-sensitive pigment in the retina.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow
  Synonym: blue-blindness


 
 
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