red-green color blindness

noun

variants or less commonly red-green blindness
: deficiency of color vision ranging from imperfect perception of red and green to an ability to see only tones of yellow, blue, and gray

Examples of red-green color blindness in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of red-green color blindness was in 1888

Dictionary Entries Near red-green color blindness

Redgrave

red-green color blindness

red groper

Cite this Entry

“Red-green color blindness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-green%20color%20blindness. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

red-green color blindness

noun
: deficiency of color vision ranging from imperfect perception of red and green to an ability to see only tones of yellow, blue, and gray

called also red-green blindness

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