protanomaly — The term protanomaly comes from the Greek wordsprotos (first) and anomalia (anomaly, irregularity). It translates loosely as an irregularity in the ability to perceive the first of the primary colours (i.e. red) . The term s introduction is… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
protanomaly — noun A form of colour blindness causing a lower sensitivity to red light. He asked them to use blue for emphasis because the red they were using appeared black due to his protanomaly … Wiktionary
protanomaly — protanomalous, adj. /proht n om euh lee/, n. Ophthalm. a defect of vision characterized by a diminished response of the retina to red. [1935 40; PROT + ANOMALY] * * * … Universalium
protanomaly — n. vision impairment characterized by a defect in retinal response to the color red … English contemporary dictionary
protanomaly — prot·anomaly … English syllables
protanomaly — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prot + anomaly; probably originally formed as German protanomalie : trichromatism in which an abnormally large proportion of red is required to match the spectrum compare deuteranomaly,… … Useful english dictionary
Color blindness — Colorblind and Colourblind redirect here. For other uses, see Colorblind (disambiguation). Color blindness or color deficiency Classification and external resources An 1895 illustration of normal vision and various kinds of color blindness … Wikipedia
trichromatism — The state of being trichromatic. [tri + G. chroma, color] anomalous t. a defect in color perception in which there appears to be an abnormality or deficiency in one of the three primary pigments of the retinal cones. See … Medical dictionary
protan — pro·tan (proґtan) 1. pertaining to protanomaly or protanopia. 2. a person with protanomaly or protanopia … Medical dictionary
protanomalous — |prōd.+ adjective Etymology: prot + anomalous : exhibiting protanomaly * * * protanomˈalous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑protanomaly … Useful english dictionary
