DALTONISM


Meaning of DALTONISM in English

- ə nˌizəm noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: French daltonisme, from John Dalton died 1844 + French -isme -ism

1. : red-green blindness occurring in man as a recessive sex-linked genetic anomaly

2. : color blindness

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