protanopia

noun

dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue

Roots

protosprot- · Greek · first anan- · Greek · without ops-opia · Greek · sight, eye

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The word protanopia breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: prot-, from Greek protos (“first”); an-, from Greek an (“without”); and -opia, from Greek ops (“sight, eye”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.