Daltonism

/ˈdɔːltənɪzəm/ noun

Definition

A genetic condition where someone cannot see or distinguish certain colors, most commonly red and green colors.

Etymology

Named after John Dalton, who in 1794 published the first scientific description of his own red-green color blindness; combining his name with the suffix '-ism' to denote a condition or state.

Kelly Says

About 8% of men and 0.5% of women have Daltonism, and it's inherited through genes on the X chromosome—fascinating because Dalton himself studied this scientifically by looking at his own eyes, essentially becoming the first documented case in medical literature!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዳልቶን 症候群
daal-to-n se-hu-kun
ARالعربية
العمى البصري
al-a-ma al-basiri
BNবাংলা
ডালটনীয়
dol-to-nee-ya
CACatalà
daltonisme
dal-to-ni-sme
CSČeština
daltonismus
dal-to-ni-mus
DADansk
daltonisme
dal-to-nizm
DEDeutsch
Daltonismus
dal-to-ni-mus
ELΕλληνικά
δαλτονισμός
dal-to-nis-mos
ESEspañol
daltonismo
dal-to-nee-smo
FAفارسی
دال顿‌گرایی
daal-ton-grai-ee
FISuomi
daltonismi
dal-to-nism
FRFrançais
daltonisme
dal-to-ni-sme
GUGU
ડાલ્ટનિઝમ
daal-ton-izm
HAHA
daltonism
dal-to-nizm
HEעברית
דל
dal-ton-izm
HIहिन्दी
डाल्टनवाद
daal-ton-vaad
HUMagyar
daltonizmus
dal-to-ni-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
daltonisme
dal-to-ni-sme
IGIG
daltonism
dal-to-nizm
ITItaliano
daltonismo
dal-to-nee-smo
JA日本語
赤緑色覚異常
aka-midori-iro-sakei-abijo
KKKK
даltonizm
dal-to-nizm
KMKM
ដាល់តន
daal-to-n
KO한국어
색맹
saek-maeng
MRMR
डाल्टनवाद
daal-ton-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
daltonisme
dal-to-ni-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ဒါလ്ടန်စင်
daal-ton-sin
NLNederlands
daltonisme
dal-to-ni-sme
NONorsk
daltonisme
dal-to-nizm
PAPA
ਡਾਲਟਨਵਾਦ
daal-ton-vaad
PLPolski
daltonizm
dal-to-nizm
PTPortuguês
daltonismo
dal-to-nee-smo
RORomână
daltonism
dal-to-nizm
RUРусский
Дальтонизм
dal-to-nizm
SVSvenska
daltonism
dal-to-nizm
SWKiswahili
daltonism
dal-to-nizm
TAதமிழ்
டால்டன்ism
daal-ton-izm
TEతెలుగు
డాల్టన్‌వాదం
daal-ton-vaadam
THไทย
ความบกพร่องในการมองสี
khwam bok phrom in kan mong see
TLTL
daltonismo
dal-to-ni-smo
TRTürkçe
daltonizm
dal-to-nizm
UKУкраїнська
дальтонізм
dal-to-nizm
URاردو
ڈالٹنزم
dal-ton-izm
VITiếng Việt
Daltonism
dal-ton-izm
YOYO
daltonism
dal-to-nizm
ZH中文
色盲
se-mang
ZUZU
idaltonism
i-dal-to-nizm

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