n. A visual defect characterized by the inability to discern blue and yellow. [Greek tritos, third; see trei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Greek anōpiā, blindness (an-, not; see A-1 + -ōpiā, -opia), so called because blue is considered the third of the primary colors.] |
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