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Pronunciation / Transliteration: daltonisme
"Le daltonisme empêche de distinguer certaines couleurs."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An inherited form of defective color vision, most commonly affecting the ability to distinguish between red and green.
"His daltonism made it difficult for him to pass the standard medical examination for aviation." - 2
A general clinical synonym for color blindness.
"The design of the warning signs was modified to accommodate individuals with daltonism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the surname of John Dalton, the English chemist and physicist who published the first scientific paper on color blindness in 1798 after discovering his own condition. The term entered medical and general vocabulary in the 19th century, particularly through Romance languages, to describe hereditary red-green color deficiency.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Daltonism" is said worldwide
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daltonisme
Transliteration: daltonisme
"Le daltonisme empêche de distinguer certaines couleurs."
Rot-Grün-Sehschwäche
Transliteration: Rot-Gruen-Sehschwaeche
"Eine Rot-Grün-Sehschwäche ist genetisch bedingt."
daltonismo
Transliteration: daltonismo
"Il daltonismo è più comune negli uomini che nelle donne."
daltonismo
Transliteration: daltonismo
"El daltonismo afecta principalmente la percepción del rojo y el verde."
daltonismo
Transliteration: daltonismo
"O daltonismo é uma condição hereditária."
वर्णांधता
Transliteration: varnandhata
"वर्णांधता के कारण कुछ रंगों में अंतर करना कठिन होता है।"
色盲
Transliteration: sèrmáng
"色盲患者通常分不清红色和绿色。"
색각이상
Transliteration: saekgak isang
"색각이상이 있는 사람은 신호등 구분에 주의해야 합니다."
色彩色覚異常
Transliteration: shikisai shikaku ijō
"色彩色覚異常により特定の色の識別が難しい場合があります。"
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