TRITANOPIA


Meaning of TRITANOPIA in English

[ ˌtrɪtə'nəʊpɪə ]

■ noun a rare form of colour blindness resulting from insensitivity to blue light, causing confusion of greens and blues. Compare with protanopia , deuteranopia .

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Gk tritos 'third' (referring to blue as the third colour in the spectrum) + an- 1 + -opia .

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