Deuteranopia etymology

English

English word deuteranopia comes from English an-, English -opia, English deutero-

Etymology of deuteranopia

Detailed word origin of deuteranopia

Dictionary entry Language Definition
an- English (en) A prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, a reduced form of and-. A prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, the same as on-. Not; used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. Used with stems that begin with vowels and "h".
-opia English (en) (medicine, ophthamology) vision (used to form names of visual defects).
deutero- English (en) (chemistry) Used to describe material containing deuterium (instead of hydrogen). Used to form terms meaning second or secondary.
deuteranopia English (en) A form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins that respond to the color green, resulting in an inability to distinguish red from green.