dal·ton·ism (dôl t -n z m)n. An inherited defect in the perception of red and green; red-green colorblindness. |
daltonism
[dôl′təniz′əm]
Etymology: John Dalton
Usage notes: informal.
a form of red-green color blindness. It is genetically transmitted as a sex-linked autosomal-recessive trait.
daltonism [dawl´ton-izm]
red-green color blindness.
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.
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