deuteranopia

(do̵̅o̅t′ər ə nō′pē ə, dyo̵̅o̅t′-)

noun

a type of color blindness characterized by a loss of green vision and distortion of vision in the red-yellow-green part of the spectrum

Origin: deuter(o)- + an- + -opia

See deuteranopia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

Origin:

Origin: deuter(o)-

Origin: + Greek anōpiā, blindness (an-, not; see a-¹ + -ōpiā, -opia)

Origin: , so called because green is considered the second of the primary colors

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