deuteranopia
[ doo-ter-uh-noh-pee-uh, dyoo- ]
/ ˌdu tər əˈnoʊ pi ə, ˌdyu- /
noun Ophthalmology.
a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to the color green.
OTHER WORDS FROM deuteranopia
deu·ter·an·op·ic [doo-ter-uh-nop-ik, dyoo-] /ˌdu tər əˈnɒp ɪk, ˌdyu-/, adjectiveWords nearby deuteranopia
deus vult,
deusdedit,
deut.,
deuter-,
deuteragonist,
deuteranopia,
deuterate,
deuteride,
deuterium,
deuterium oxide,
deutero-
British Dictionary definitions for deuteranopia
deuteranopia
/ (ˌdjuːtərəˈnəʊpɪə) /
noun
a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
Derived forms of deuteranopia
deuteranopic (ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒpɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for deuteranopia
C20: New Latin, from
deutero- (referring to the theory in which green is the second primary colour) +
an- + Greek
-ops eye
Medical definitions for deuteranopia
deuteranopia
[ dōō′tər-ə-nō′pē-ə ]
n.
A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.