erythropsia

erythropsia
An abnormality of vision in which all objects appear to be tinged with red. SYN: red vision. [erythro- + G. ops, eye]

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er·y·throp·sia .er-ə-'thräp-sē-ə or er·y·thro·pia .er-ə-'thrō-pē-ə n a visual disturbance in which all objects appear reddish

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n.
red vision: a symptom sometimes experienced after removal of a cataract and also in snow blindness.

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er·y·throp·sia (er″ə-thropґse-ə) [erythro- + -opsia] a chromatopsia in which all objects appear to have a red tinge, a symptom of aphakia.

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