colour blindness
- a word derived from colour-blind.
Example Sentences
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He and his colleagues believe that the results could potentially further research into colour blindness.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
Manchester had been steadily attracting scientific prestige after John Dalton pioneered studies in atomic theory and colour blindness, while fellow student James Joule became a household name after his work in energy conservation.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2023
She compares this well meaning wish to be inclusive with claims of colour blindness: blackness and whiteness are different, she told the audience to huge cheers at the event with Eddo-Lodge.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2018
The sensor was originally devised to help him counter a rare form of colour blindness called achromatopsia, which affects one in 33,000 people and means he sees the world in greys.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
The symptoms of this complaint consist chiefly in a gradual and steady decline of the power of sight, coupled with partial colour blindness.
From Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life by Reade, Alfred Arthur
