deuteranopia meaning

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deuteranopia (noun): dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red.

Definition of deuteranopia

  1. dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red

    Synonyms: Daltonism, green-blindness

    Type of: red-green dichromacy

    Related forms: deuteranopic

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in IA · 12-letter words

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