protanomaly

[proht-n-om-uh-lee]

noun Ophthalmology.

a defect of vision characterized by a diminished response of the retina to red.

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Origin of protanomaly

First recorded in 1935–40; prot- + anomaly

Related formsprot·a·nom·a·lous, adjective

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