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Protanopia

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
red-blindness
plural
Protanopias
possessive
Protanopia's
pluralpossessive
Protanopias'