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deuteranopia
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deu·ter·a·no·pi·a  (dtr--np-, dy-)
n.
A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

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

deuter·a·nope (-np) n.
deuter·a·nopic (-npk, -npk) adj.

deuteranopia [ˌdjuːtərəˈnəʊpɪə]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) 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
[New Latin, from deutero- (referring to the theory in which green is the second primary colour) + an- + Greek -ops eye]
deuteranopic  [ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒpɪk] adj

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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Noun1.deuteranopia - dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red


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