deuteranopia (redirected from deuteranope)

deu·ter·a·no·pi·a  (dtr--np-, dy-)

n.

A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

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[deuter(o)- + Greek anpi, blindness (an-, not; see a-¹ + -pi, -opia), so called because green is considered the second of the primary colors.]

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deuter·a·nope (-np) n.

deuter·a·nopic (-npk, -npk) adj.

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deuteranopia

a defect of the eyesight in which the retina does not respond to green. — deuteranope, n. — deuteranopic, adj.

See also: Color, Eyes

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Noun

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deuteranopia - dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red Daltonism, green-blindness red-green color blindness, red-green colour blindness, red-green dichromacy - confusion of red and green