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Definition of Deuteranopia
1. Noun. Dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red.
Generic synonyms: Red-green Color Blindness, Red-green Colour Blindness, Red-green Dichromacy
Derivative terms: Deuteranopic, Green-blind
Definition of Deuteranopia
1. Noun. A form of color blindness. Involves a defect in distinguishing between red and green. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deuteranopia
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Medical Definition of Deuteranopia
1. A congenital abnormality of the retina in which there are two rather than three retinal cone pigments (dichromatism) and complete insensitivity to middle wavelengths (green). Origin: G. Deuteros, second, + anopia (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deuteranopia
Literary usage of Deuteranopia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"The three forms are named protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia respectively.
... In deuteranopia, which is the normal condition of a peripheral zone of ..."
2. Manual of Mental and Physical Tests: A Book of Directions Compiled with by Guy Montrose Whipple (1914)
"In their place are employed the terms protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia,
meaning the existence of a defect in vision allied to disturbance in the ..."
3. A Text-book of physiology for medical students and physicians by William Henry Howell (1913)
"... has suggested as a substitute the names protanopia and deuteranopia, as
indicating a defect in a first or second constituent necessary for color vision. ..."
4. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"The expression is often used as setting into relief an artificial and extreme
dualistic vein in theistic discussion. (JMB) deuteranopia [Gr. ;¡n'r</»»t, ..."
5. Human Psychology by Howard Crosby Warren (1919)
"The former type is called protanopia, the latter deuteranopia, from the order in
which the cases were first classified. A third type of partial color ..."
6. A System of Psychology by Knight Dunlap (1912)
"... where the spectrum is shortened; formerly called "red-blindness"; "deuteranopia. ..."
7. A System of Psychology by Knight Dunlap (1912)
"... where the spectrum is shortened; formerly called "red-blindness"; "deuteranopia. ..."
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