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COLOR-BLINDNESS

\kˈʌləblˈa͡ɪndnəs], \kˈʌləblˈa‍ɪndnəs], \k_ˈʌ_l_ə_b_l_ˈaɪ_n_d_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of COLOR-BLINDNESS

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Inability to appreciate differences of color. It may be complete or partial.
Inability to perceive differences of color.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

See under blindness.
Syn. : daltonism. A partial or complete incapability of distinguishing colors

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. An imperfect sensation or appreciation of colours.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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