deuteranopia

[doo-ter-uh-noh-pee-uh, dyoo-]

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to the color green.

deuteranopia

/ ˌdjuːtərəˈnəʊpɪə, ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒpɪk /

noun

1. 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

Other Word Forms

• deuteranopic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deuteranopia¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1900–05; deuter-, anopia

Word History and Origins

Origin of deuteranopia¹

C20: New Latin, from _deutero- (referring to the theory in which green is the second primary colour) + _an- + Greek -ops eye

Example Sentences

The Tampa Bay play calling screen in Madden NFL 21 with color blindness settings set to deuteranopia, simulated as seen by someone with red-green color blindness.

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The most common type of colour blindness, for example, is deuteranopia.

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