dichromatism
[ dahy-kroh-muh-tiz-uh m ]
/ daɪˈkroʊ məˌtɪz əm /
noun
the quality or state of being dichromatic.
Also called di·chro·ma·top·si·a
[dahy-kroh-muh-top-see-uh] /daɪˌkroʊ məˈtɒp si ə/. Ophthalmology.
a defect of vision in which the retina responds to only two of the three primary colors.
Compare monochromatism(def 2), trichromatism(def 3).
Origin of dichromatism
First recorded in 1880–85;
dichromat(ic) +
-ism
Words nearby dichromatism
dichroism,
dichroite,
dichromate,
dichromatic,
dichromaticism,
dichromatism,
dichromic,
dichromic acid,
dichroscope,
dicing,
dick
Medical definitions for dichromatism
dichromatism
[ dī-krō′mə-tĭz′əm ]
n.
The state of being dichromatic.
A form of colorblindness in which only two of the three fundamental colors can be distinguished due to a lack of one of the retinal cone pigments.
dichromatopsia dyschromatopsia parachromatopsia