red-blindness

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

   Synonymsprotanopia

   Broaderred-green dichromacy

Questions about red-blindness

What does red-blindness mean?

red-blindness means "dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue".

How many syllables are in red-blindness?

red-blindness has 3 syllables: red--blind-ness. The stress falls on "red-".

What is another word for red-blindness?

Close synonyms include protanopia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.