tritanopia

tritanopia
tritanopic /truyt'n op'ik/, adj.
/truyt'n oh"pee euh/, n. Ophthalm.
a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to blue and yellow.
[ < NL, equiv. to trit- ( < Gk trítos THIRD) + an- AN-1 + -opia -OPIA]

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