deuteranopiaPronunciation: /ˌdjuːt(ə)rəˈnəʊpɪə/Definition of deuteranopia noun [mass noun] colour blindness resulting from insensitivity to green light, causing confusion of greens, reds, and yellows. Compare with protanopia.Origin: early 20th century: from deutero- 'second' (the colour green being regarded as the second component of colour vision) + an-1 + -opiadeuteranopia in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of deuteranopia in the US English dictionary