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axanthopsia

American

[ak-suhn-thop-see-uh] / ˌæk sənˈθɒp si ə /

noun

Ophthalmology.

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

Etymology

Origin of axanthopsia

a- ⁶ + xanth(o)- + -opsia

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