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Daltonism

Daltonism \Dal"ton*ism\, n. Inability to perceive or distinguish certain colors, esp. red; color blindness. It has various forms and degrees. So called from the chemist Dalton, who had this infirmity.
--Nichol.

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daltonism

n. (alternative case form of Daltonism English)

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Color blindness, a condition from which he suffered, was for a long time called Daltonism because of his studies.