a type of colour blindness in which there is a reduced sensitivity to red light
protanomaly in American English
(ˌproutnˈɑməli)
noun
Ophthalmology
a defect of vision characterized by a diminished response of the retina to red
Derived forms
protanomalous
adjective
Word origin
[1935–40; prot- + anomaly]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rhodesian ridgeback, fluorocarbon, hard core, roadblock, walk-through
Examples of 'protanomaly' in a sentence
protanomaly
Amongst the two female participants, one subject showed deuteranomaly, and one showed protanomaly.
O. Matthew Oriowo, Abdullah Z Alotaibi 2011, 'Chromagen lenses and abnormal colour perception', African Vision and Eye Healthhttps://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/101. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Of those with protanomaly, 1 patient had abnormal results and 2 were normal.
Mário Teruo Sato, Alfredo Vidal Moreira, Daniel Roncglio Guerra, Ana Cristina Alvarezde Carvalho, Carlos Augusto Moreira Júnior 2002, 'Discromatopsias congênitas e condução de veículos Congenital dyschromatopsias anddriving', Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492002000100010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)