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BLUE COLOR BLINDNESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tritanopia
1, record 1, English, tritanopia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- blue blindness 2, record 1, English, blue%20blindness
- tritanopic vision 3, record 1, English, tritanopic%20vision
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An exceedingly rare color vision disturbance; form of dichromatism in which there are only two cone pigments present and a complete absence of blue retinal receptors. 4, record 1, English, - tritanopia
Record 1, Key term(s)
- blue color blindness
- blue-yellow blindness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tritanopie
1, record 1, French, tritanopie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cécité au bleu 1, record 1, French, c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9%20au%20bleu
correct, feminine noun
- cécité au bleu-jaune 1, record 1, French, c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9%20au%20bleu%2Djaune
feminine noun
- cécité aux couleurs 1, record 1, French, c%C3%A9cit%C3%A9%20aux%20couleurs
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type rare de dichromatisme dans lequel le bleu et le jaune sont confondus. 1, record 1, French, - tritanopie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cécité aux couleurs : Ce terme est quelquefois utilisé, à tort, pour décrire toutes les formes d'anomalies de la vision des couleurs quel que soit leur degré de gravité. 1, record 1, French, - tritanopie
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cécité à la couleur bleue
- cécité à la couleur jaune et à la couleur bleue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos de la visión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tritanopia
1, record 1, Spanish, tritanopia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ausencia total de conos [receptores] para el azul. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tritanopia
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