noun
Medicine PhysiologyA form of abnormal colour vision characterized by reduced sensitivity to light in the blue region of the spectrum, as an inherited (autosomal dominant) or acquired condition; = "tritanopia". Compare green-blindness , red-blindness .
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Friends Review. From blue + blindness, after German Blaublindheit.
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