Glossary C
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Color deficiency is a condition affecting people who see fewer colors than people with normal color vision and need to mix fewer wavelengths to match any other wavelength in the spectrum. Color deficiency is sometimes incorrectly called Color blindness.
Color vision deficiency refers to the inability to perceive color differences as most other people do
Color-blind refers to a condition in which a person perceives no chromatic color. This can be caused by absent or malfunctioning cone receptors or by cortical damage.
Color-matching experiment is a procedure in which observers are asked to match the color in one field by mixing two (2) or more lights in another field.
Colostrum refers to a thin, yellowish fluid, high in protein and antibodies, secreted from the nipples at the end of pregnancy and during the first few days after delivery.
Column is a collection of cells having similar properties, arranged perpendicular to the laminae.
Coma is defined as extended period of unconsciousness, with a steady low level of brain activity It is also defined as loss of consciousness.