protanopia

English

Etymology

From proto- (“first (color)”) +‎ an- (“without”) +‎ -opia (“vision”).

Noun

protanopia (usually uncountable, plural protanopias)

1. (pathology) A form of color blindness. Involves a defect in distinguishing between red and green.

Related terms

• protanope
• protanopic
• protanomaly

Translations

a form of color blindness

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 红色盲, 甲型色盲, 第一色盲 (zh)

• Finnish: protanopia (fi)
• Portuguese: protanopia f

See also

• deuteranopia
• tritanopia