blue-yellow blindness

tri·tan·o·pi·a (tr

-n

)

A visual defect characterized by the inability to discern blue and yellow.

[Greek tritos, third; see trei- in Indo-European roots + Greek anpi, blindness (an-, not; see a-¹ + -pi, -opia), so called because blue is considered the third of the primary colors.]

tritanopia [ˌtraɪtəˈnəʊpɪə ˌtrɪt-]

(Medicine / Pathology) a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens and in which sensitivity to blue is reduced

[C19/20: from New Latin, from Greek tritos third + New Latin anopia blindness; signifying that only two thirds of the spectrum can be distinguished]

tritanopic [ˌtraɪtəˈnɒpɪk ˌtrɪt-] adj

tritanopia

a defect of the eyesight in which the retina does not respond to blue and yellow. — tritanope, n. — tritanopic, adj.

See also: Color

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tritanopia - rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow

blue-blindness

yellow-blue color blindness, yellow-blue dichromacy - confusion of yellow and blue

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yellow-blue color blindness
yellow-blue dichromacy

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