Definition
daltonism
noun
- a form of color blindness, especially red-green color blindness, in which a person cannot distinguish certain colors
Usage: medical term; named after John Dalton, the chemist who first described the condition
Examples
- People with daltonism often have difficulty distinguishing red from green.
- His daltonism was discovered during a routine eye exam at school.
- Daltonism affects approximately 8% of males and 0.5% of females.
- The test uses colored dots to screen for daltonism.
- She learned to adapt to her daltonism by using alternative color-coding systems.