Colour Blindness, Achromatopia, Achromatopsia
Colour Blindness, Achromatopia, Achromatopsia : A sex-linked inherited condition where there is an inability to distinguish colours. Very few women are colour blind, but up to 10% of all men have some degree of colour blindness. The most common for is red-green colour blindness. The second most common is blue-yellow. Inheritance: sex-linked (X chromosome). (27 Sep 1997). An OSH glossary used in safety and health at work which is, adopted by ILO