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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tri·tan·o·pi·a (trī'tə-nō'pē-ə)
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[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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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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