Noun: color vision deficiency
Usage: US (elsewhere: colour vision deficiency)
Usage: US (elsewhere: colour vision deficiency)
- Genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
"His color vision deficiency prevented him from pursuing a career as a pilot";
- color blindness [US], colour blindness [Brit, Cdn], colour vision deficiency [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: color vision deficiencies
Type of: birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disease, congenital disorder, vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment
Encyclopedia: Color vision deficiency