color blindness

• Condição médica em que a pessoa tem dificuldade para distinguir certas cores, principalmente vermelho e verde, devido a alterações nos cones da retina. Também pode se referir à incapacidade total de perceber cores.

A medical condition where a person has difficulty distinguishing between certain colors, most commonly red and green, due to deficiencies in the cone cells of the retina.

1. Inability to distinguish colorsB2formal

   A medical condition where a person has difficulty perceiving differences between certain colors, most commonly red and green.

   Incapacidade de distinguir cores

   • Color blindness is often inherited and affects more men than women.
   • He discovered his color blindness during a routine eye exam.
   • Special glasses can help some people with color blindness see colors more clearly.

2. Lack of racial prejudiceB2informal

   The quality of not judging or treating people differently based on their skin color or race.

   Ausência de preconceito racial

   • She believes in a society of color blindness where everyone is treated equally.
   • True color blindness means seeing a person's character, not their skin color.
   • The concept of color blindness in law aims for equal treatment for all.