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dichromism

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di·chro·ma·tism   (dī-krō'mə-tĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. The quality or condition of being dichromatic.

  2. Pathology A form of colorblindness in which only two of the three fundamental colors can be distinguished due to a lack of one of the cone pigments.

di·chro·mism   (dī-krō'mĭz'əm)   
n.  Variant of dichromatism.
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