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protanopia vs red-green dichromacy

red-green dichromacy vs protanopia

protanopia and red-green dichromacy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
protanopia Yes No No No
red-green dichromacy Yes No No No
As nouns, red-green dichromacy is a hypernym of protanopia; that is, red-green dichromacy is a word with a broader meaning than protanopia:
  • protanopia: dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue
  • red-green dichromacy: confusion of red and green
Other hypernyms of protanopia include red-green color blindness, red-green colour blindness.
protanopia (noun) red-green dichromacy (noun)
dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue confusion of red and green
Difference between protanopia and red-green dichromacy

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