tritanopia

American  

[trahyt-n-oh-pee-uh] / ˌtraɪt nˈoʊ pi ə /

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to blue and yellow.

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tritanopia British  

/ ˌtrɪt-, ˌtrɪt-, ˌtraɪtəˈnəʊpɪə, ˌtraɪtəˈnɒpɪk /

noun

1. a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens and in which sensitivity to blue is reduced

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• tritanopic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of tritanopia

< New Latin, equivalent to trit- (< Greek trítos third ) + an- an- ¹ + -opia -opia