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Daltonism

noun

Dal·​ton·​ism -ᵊn-ˌiz-əm How to pronounce Daltonism (audio)
: red-green color blindness occurring as a recessive sex-linked genetic trait
broadly : any form of color blindness

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“Daltonism.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Daltonism. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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