Daltonism

Definitions

noun Inability to perceive or distinguish certain colors, especially red-green color blindness. It has various forms and degrees.
noun Achromatopsia.

Named for chemist John Dalton who had this condition

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Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. Bernard H. Becker
In fact, colour blindness was known, for a considerable time during the last century, as 'Daltonism', since it was through the publication of Dalton's self-observations that for the first time general attention was drawn to this phenomenon.

Man or Matter Ernst Lehrs
For example the atomic structure of matter the central organizing theory of the basic science chemistry is “laced with Daltonism”-to paraphrase Mr. Buckingham.

A Word About Intelligent Design Creationism - The Panda's Thumb 2007
Daltonism, not to enjoy the theatre; not to enjoy it, at least in the reality, when there or just after coming away.

Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life Vernon Lee 1895
Like Paul Gauguin, he saw many countries, and his eyes were trained to form, though not colour -- he suffered from Daltonism -- for when he began to paint he discovered he was totally colour-blind.

Promenades of an Impressionist James Huneker 1890
We don’t talk about “Daltonism” or “Salkism” or “Einsteinism” or “Pasteurism”.

A Study in Anti-Evolution Shamelessness - The Panda's Thumb 2005