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Holmgren yarn test


Holm·gren yarn test

noun \ˈhōm-grən-ˈyärn-, ˈhōlm-\

Definition of HOLMGREN YARN TEST

: a method of testing color vision by the use of colored wool yarns—called also Holmgren test, Holmgren wool test

Biographical Note for HOLMGREN YARN TEST

Holm·gren \ˈhlm-ˌgrān\ Alarik Frithiof (1831–1897), Swedish physiologist. Holmgren introduced his test for color blindness in an 1874 article.