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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprotanomalia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pro-ta-no-ma-li-a
"La protanomalia altera la percezione delle tonalità rosse."
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A common hereditary form of red-green color vision deficiency characterized by reduced sensitivity to red light, causing reds to appear darker and less distinct from greens.
"His mild protanomaly made it slightly difficult to distinguish between ripe red cherries and dark green leaves." - 2
An anomalous trichromacy in which the L-cones (long-wavelength sensitive cones) have an abnormal spectral sensitivity curve shifted toward shorter wavelengths.
"Clinical testing confirmed that her color perception anomaly was specifically classified as protanomaly rather than protanopia."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek root 'protos' meaning first (referating to the first pigment of the retina), combined with the English scientific combining form 'anomalo-' meaning irregular or anomalous, and the abstract noun suffix '-y'. Coined in the 20th century within ophthalmology and color science to describe altered red-cone photoreceptor function.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Protanomaly" is said worldwide
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protanomalie
Transliteration: pro-ta-no-ma-li
"Sa protanomalie rend la distinction entre le rouge et le vert parfois ardue."
Protanomalie
Transliteration: pro-ta-no-ma-li-e
"Eine Protanomalie ist eine Form der Rot-Grün-Sehschwäche."
protanomalia
Transliteration: pro-ta-no-ma-li-a
"La protanomalia altera la percezione delle tonalità rosse."
protanomalía
Transliteration: pro-ta-no-ma-li-a
"La protanomalía afecta la capacidad de percibir el color rojo con claridad."
protanomalia
Transliteration: pro-ta-no-ma-li-a
"A protanomalia é uma deficiência visual que afeta a percepção do vermelho."
प्रोतानामली
Transliteration: protanaamali
"प्रोतानामली एक प्रकार की लाल-हरी रंग की कमजोरी है।"
红色弱
Transliteration: hóng sè ruò
"红色弱是一种常见的先天性色觉障碍。"
제1색이상
Transliteration: je-il-saek-isang
"제1색이상은 적색을 구별하는 능력이 저하되는 현상이다."
1色弱
Transliteration: isshokuwaku
Script: 第1色弱
"第1色弱を持つ人は赤色の識別が難しくなります。"
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