blue-blindness

Definitions of blue-blindness
  1. noun
    rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow
    synonyms: tritanopia
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    type of:
    yellow-blue color blindness, yellow-blue dichromacy
    confusion of yellow and blue
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