Color Vision Deficiency (Noun)

Meaning

Genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

• Approximately 8% of all men and 0.5% of all women have some form of color vision deficiency.
• People with red-green color vision deficiency have trouble distinguishing between the two colors, often confusing them.
• A common form of color vision deficiency is red-blindness, where individuals struggle to perceive longer wavelengths of light.
• Geneticists have identified multiple genes responsible for color vision deficiency, primarily on the X chromosome.
• The most common cause of color vision deficiency is a mutation in the OPN1LW gene, which codes for the red cone pigment.

Synonyms

• Color Blindness
• Colour Blindness
• Colour Vision Deficiency

Hypernyms

• Congenital Abnormality
• Visual Impairment
• Visual Defect
• Visual Disorder
• Birth Defect
• Congenital Anomaly
• Congenital Disorder

Hyponyms

• Monochromatism
• Dichromia
• Monochromacy
• Monochromasy
• Dichromasy
• Monochromia
• Dichromatism
• Dichromacy