tritanopia

[trahyt-n-oh-pee-uh]

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noun

Ophthalmology.

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

tritanopia

/ ˌtrɪt-, ˌtrɪt-, ˌtraɪtəˈnəʊpɪə, ˌtraɪtəˈnɒpɪk /

noun

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

tritanopic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tritanopia¹

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tritanopia¹

C19/20: from New Latin, from Greek tritos third + New Latin anopia blindness; signifying that only two thirds of the spectrum can be distinguished

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Tritanopia is rare - blue is confused with green and yellow with violet.

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tritagonist trite

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