deu·ter·anom·a·lous | \ ˌdü-tə-rə-ˈnä-mə-ləs 
also ˌdyü- \
also ˌdyü- \Definition of deuteranomalous
: exhibiting partial loss of green color vision so that an increased intensity of green is required in a mixture of red and green to match a given yellow
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deuteranomaly \ ˌdü-tə-rə-ˈnä-mə-lē also ˌdyü- \ noun
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deuteranomalous
adjectivedeu·ter·anom·a·lous | \ ˌd(y)üt-ə-rə-ˈnäm-ə-ləs \
\Medical Definition of deuteranomalous
: exhibiting partial loss of green color vision so that an increased intensity of this color is required in a mixture of red and green to match a given yellow
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The first known use of deuteranomalous was in 1911
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