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daltonism

 [dawl´ton-izm]
red-green color blindness.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

dal·ton·ism

(dawl'tŏn-izm),
A color vision deficiency, especially deuteranomaly or deuteranopia.
[J. Dalton]
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daltonism

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Daltonism

(dôl′tə-nĭz′əm)
n.
An inherited defect in perception of red and green; red-green colorblindness.
dal·to′ni·an (-tō′nē-ən), dal·ton′ic (-tŏn′ĭk) adj.
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dal·ton·ism

(dawl'tŏn-izm)
Red and green color blindness, transmitted as an X-linked trait.
[John Dalton]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

daltonism

Term used formerly to designate colour blindness, usually deutan, so named because John Dalton (1766-1844) was the first to describe his own anomaly. See defective colour vision.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
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People with daltonism can distinguish the difference between red and green, but see red and green differently than people with normal color vision.
The difference in stereoacuity between people with normal color vision and people with daltonism when adding chromatic information has not been reported.
The stereoacuity evaluated with red-green and black-white symbols was significantly different for people with daltonism and not significantly different for people with normal color vision.
Stereoacuity of Black-White and Red-Green Patterns in Individuals with and without Color Deficiency
Percepcion del color y daltonismos: descripcion, diagnostico e intervencion [Colour perception and daltonisms: Description, diagnosis and intervention].
Do dichromats see colours in this way? Assessing simulation tools without colorimetric measurements
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